underestimate
美音:
[ʌndə´restə´meıt
]英音:
[ʌndə´restə´meıt
]vt.低估,看轻 n.低估
难易程度:
underestimate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:underestimation 动词过去式:underestimated 过去分词:underestimated 现在分词:underestimating 第三人称单数:underestimates
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under-=under,beneath 由“在下面”“下面的”演变为“不够地”意思
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underestimate
/,ʌndər'estɪmeɪt; `ʌndɚ`ɛstə,met/
v [Tn] make too low an estimate of (sb/sth) 过分低估(某人[某事物])
*underestimate the cost, danger, difficulty, etc of the expedition 对此次考察的费用、危险、困难等估计不足
* I underestimated the time we needed by 30%. 我把我们需要的时间低估了30%.
* Never underestimate your opponent, ie think that you will beat him easily. 千万不要低估对手. Cf 参看 overestimate, underrate.
/-mət; -mɪt/
n estimate that is too low 低估
*a serious underestimate of losses on the Stock Exchange 对在证券交易所中遭到的损失严重估计不足. Cf 参看 overestimate.