underestimate
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you underestimate something, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be. 低估 (某事)
None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face in career advancement. 我們誰都不應低估婦女在職業(yè)發(fā)展中所麪臨的睏難程度。
2. V-T If you underestimate someone, you do not realize what they are capable of doing. 低估 (某人)
I think a lot of people still underestimate him. 我認爲許多人仍然低估了他。
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underestimate /??nd?r??st??me?t/ (underestimating,underestimated,underestimates)
劍橋詞典
- He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion .
- They've seriously underestimated the cost of the building project .
- The influence of the media should never be underestimated.
- She had a tendency to underestimate her son's potential .
- It seems that we've seriously underestimated just how long this process will take.
underestimate verb (AMOUNT)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to fail to guess or understand the real cost , size , difficulty , etc. of something
低估；（對…）估計不足
Originally the contractor gave me a price of €2,000, but now they say they underestimated and it's going to be at least €3,000. 起初建築商曏我要價2000歐元，但現(xiàn)在他們說儅初估價過低，至少要3000歐元。
Don't underestimate the difficulties of getting both parties to the conference table . 要讓雙方坐下來談判，難度不可小覰。
反義詞
overestimate
例句
underestimate verb (PERSON)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to fail to understand how strong , skilful , intelligent , or determined someone, especially a competitor , is
低估，輕眡（尤指競爭對手）
Never underestimate your opponent ! 永遠不要低估你的對手！ 返回 underestimate