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单词 underestimate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•es•ti•mate /v. ˌʌndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt; n. -mɪt, -ˌmeɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing, n. 
v. [+ object]
  1. to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like:to underestimate the costs; to underestimate an employee.

n. [countable]
  1. an estimate that is too low.
un•der•es•ti•ma•tion /ˌʌndərˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]an underestimation of the impact on costs.[uncountable]guilty of some minor underestimation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•es•ti•mate  (v. un′dər estə māt′;n. un′dər estə mit, -māt′),USA pronunciation v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.

v.i. 
  1. to make an estimate lower than that which would be correct.

n. 
  1. an estimate that is too low.
  • under- + estimate 1805–15
un′der•es′ti•mation, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged undervalue, underrate, misjudge, miscalculate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
underestimate /ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to make too low an estimate of: he underestimated the cost
  2. to think insufficiently highly of: to underestimate a person
n /ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmɪt/
  1. too low an estimate

ˌunderˌestiˈmation n USAGE
Underestimate is sometimes wrongly used where overestimate is meant: the importance of his work cannot be overestimated (not cannot be underestimated)

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