overestimate
美音:
[əuvə´restə´meıt
]英音:
[əuvə´restə´meıt
]vt.评价过高 n.估计的过高,评价的过高,
难易程度:
overestimate为六级词汇
词形变化:
名词:overestimation 动词过去式:overestimated 过去分词:overestimated 现在分词:overestimating 第三人称单数:overestimates
词根
over-=above,across,beyond 从“覆盖”、“超越”、“胜过”引申为“过度”、“太过”之意
近义词, 同义词
相关词
overestimate
/,əʊvər'estɪmeɪt; `ovɚ`ɛstə,met/
v [Tn] estimate (sth) to be bigger, higher, better, etc than it is 过高估计(某事物)
*I overestimated the amount of milk we'd need for the weekend. 我过高估计了我们周末的用奶量.
* I overestimated his abilities he's finding the job very difficult. 我过高估计了他的能力--现在他觉得工作非常困难. Cf 参看 underestimate.