underestimate

美 [ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt , ˌʌndərˈestɪmət]英 [ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt , ˌʌndərˈestɪmət]
  • vt.低估;对…估计不足;轻视;对…认识不足(或重视不够)
  • n.低估;轻视

过去式: underestimated 现在分词: underestimating 过去分词: underestimated 第三人称单数: underestimates

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verb

1

低估;对…估计不足
to think or guess that the amount, cost or size of sth is smaller than it really is

to underestimate the cost of the project

低估项目的成本

We underestimated the time it would take to get there.

我们低估了抵达那里所需的时间。

2

对…认识不足(或重视不够);低估;轻视
to not realize how good, strong, determined, etc. sb really is

Never underestimate your opponent.

决不可低估你的对手。

noun

低估;轻视
an estimate about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too low

My guess of 400 proved to be a serious underestimate.

我猜400,结果证明是严重的低估。

also underestimation C U

underestimate

频次

  • 1
    VERB 低估;对…估计不足
    If you underestimate something, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be.

    None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face in career advancement...

    我们谁都不应该低估女性在事业发展过程中所面临的困难程度。

  • ...a serious underestimation of harm to the environment.

    对危害环境程度的严重低估

  • 3
    VERB 低估;轻视;小看
    If you underestimate someone, you do not realize what they are capable of doing.

    I think a lot of people still underestimate him...

    我觉得很多人仍然低估了他。

noun

1
an estimation that is too low;an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Synonym: underestimation underrating underreckoning

verb

1
make too low an estimate of
he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
Synonym: underrate
2
make a deliberately low estimate
The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
Synonym: lowball
3
assign too low a value to
Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
Synonym: undervalue

数据来源:WordNet

  1. My guess of 400 proved to be a serious underestimate .

    我猜400,结果证明是严重的低估。

  2. We often underestimate our potentialities .

    我们常常低估自己的潜力。

  3. We underestimated the time it would take to get there .

    我们低估了抵达那里所需的时间。

  4. The value of regular exercise should not be underestimated .

    经常锻炼的好处不应低估。

  5. The value of this work experience should not be underestimated

    这种工作经验的重要性不应该被低估。

  6. I think a lot of people still underestimate him

    我觉得很多人仍然低估了他。

  7. The country 's leadership had underestimated the depth of the crisis .

    该国领导人低估了这场危机的严重性。

  8. However , he underestimates the scale of the problem

    然而,他低估了问题的严重性。

  9. None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face in career advancement

    我们谁都不应该低估女性在事业发展过程中所面临的困难程度。

  10. He was a smart operator . Don 't underestimate him .

    他这个人精明圆滑,可别小瞧了他。

  11. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent .

    最严重的错误就是低估对手。

  12. Classically , overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume .

    一般来说,超重的人往往低估自己摄入食物的量。

  13. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate

    我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。

  14. The first lesson I learnt as a soldier was never to underestimate the enemy .

    作为一名士兵,我学到的第一课就是决不要低估敌人。

  15. Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them .

    部长们低估了他们所面临的任务的艰巨性。

  16. ' Don 't underestimate us ' , Norman Willis warned last year . There was , in the event , little danger of that .

    “别低估了我们,”诺曼·威利斯去年警告说。结果,什么事也没有。

  17. Don 't underestimate the role of theory .

    不要轻视理论的作用。

  18. Don 't underestimate people .

    别把人看扁了。

  19. They underestimated his abilities .

    他们过低估计了他的才能。

  20. You underestimated the young man 's ability .

    你低估了这个年轻人的能力。

  21. We had a serious underestimate of losses in the earthquake .

    你们对地震中遭受的损失估计严重不足。

  22. We must not underestimate our own strength .

    我们不应看轻自己的力量。

  23. Clear we underestimated her English because she has translated this piece quite well .

    这篇她翻译得不错,过去我们低估了她的英语水平。

  24. We don 't favour underestimating the importance of art and literature .

    我们不赞成低估文艺的重要作用。

  25. Don 't underestimate the strength of the enemy .

    不要过低估计敌人的力量。

  26. Never underestimate your opponent .

    决不要轻看自己的对手。

  27. Don 't underestimate your opponent .

    别小觑对手。

  28. " They underestimate themselves when selecting a university , " said Dave Jarrat , a marketing executive for Inside Track , a for-profit organization that specializes in coaching low-income students and supporting colleges in order to help students thrive .

    InsideTrack是一家专门辅导低收入学生、支持大学帮助学生茁壮成长的营利组织,其营销主管戴夫·贾拉特说:“学生在选择大学时低估了自己。”

  29. When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely , they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in value — sometimes choosing , for example , a 13 over the sum of 8 and 6 .

    当研究小组更仔细地检查实验结果时注意到,相较于单个的符号,当两个数值较接近的时候,猴子们总是把总数算低——举个例子,有时它们会选择8+6的结果是13而不是14。

  30. Never underestimate your power to change yourself !

    永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!