| 单词 | estimate |
| 释义 | estimate Word forms: estimates, estimating , estimated pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (estɪmeɪt ). The noun is pronounced (estɪmət ). 1. verb B2 If you estimate a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgment or calculation of it. Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object. [VERB wh] I estimate that the total cost for treatment will be $12,500. [VERB that] He estimated the speed of the winds from the degree of damage. [VERB noun] Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent. [VERB noun + at] His personal riches were estimated at £368 million. [V n at amount] Synonyms: calculate roughly, value, guess, judge estimated adjective There are an estimated 90,000 gangsters in the country. 2. countable noun B2 An estimate is an approximate calculation of a quantity or value. ...the official estimate of the election result. [+ of/for] This figure is five times the original estimate. A recent estimate was that factories were undermanned by about 30 per cent. Synonyms: approximate calculation, guess, reckoning, assessment 3. countable noun [oft with poss] B2 An estimate is a judgment about a person or situation which you make based on the available evidence. I hadn't been far wrong in my estimate of his grandson's capabilities. [+ of] Synonyms: assessment, opinion, belief, appraisal 4. countable noun An estimate from someone who you employ to do a job for you, such as a builder or a plumber, is a written statement of how much the job is likely to cost. Estimates for curtain-making can be prepared by computer on the spot. Collocations: estimate a loss He estimated his loss to be in the hundreds of thousands of pounds. Times, Sunday Times She estimates her loss at up to $60,000 and has received no compensation. Times, Sunday Times The commitee estimates the losses from the allegedly fraudulent transactions at more than $2 billion (1.3 billion). Times, Sunday Times For an average person aged over 65, who has property and non-pension assets, officials estimated the loss of wealth to be 18,000 to 32,000. Times, Sunday Times Estimate the number of individual bibs in the pile. Times, Sunday Times It will also estimate the number of calories you will burn and the carbon you will save. Times, Sunday Times Some aid workers estimate the number displaced at well over 1m. Times, Sunday Times There are no official statistics but some press reports estimate their number into the tens of thousands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Historians estimate the number of casualties of the fire from 10,000 to as many 80,000 people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The whistleblower was also employed to collect badger hair samples used to estimate the population in an area. Times, Sunday Times Scientists claim the maximum should be 542,000 tons and estimate the population at about 3m tons. Times, Sunday Times Conservationists estimate a population of 400 lynxes could be supported, and find a useful role helping keep the growing deer herds in check. Times, Sunday Times On average, analysts had estimated a profit of 28 cents a share. Globe and Mail Analysts estimate that profits have grown on average by 12 per cent in the second quarter and expect them to rise by 9.3 per cent in the third. Times, Sunday Times The original business plan estimated a profit of 4.8bn based on a rise in assets value of 10%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government estimates that profits from the information technology and communication industry will grow and become comparable with those from oil production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the early stages of the crisis some senior aides resorted to scribbling down statistics and multiplying them on a calculator to estimate the rate of transmission. Times,Sunday Times They estimate the rate of failure at approximately 15 to 25%, 7 to 10 years after valve implantation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When correlated with current weather conditions, this can be measured and modeled to estimate the rate of recharge in geothermal reservoirs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I would estimate the rate of the day's play at 2,000 cans per wicket and 20 cans per run. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Earlier this year, the same economists had estimated that rates would hit 2 per cent by the end of next year. Times, Sunday Times It said that its capital position was strong and it was too early to estimate the impact of virus-related claims. Times,Sunday Times Stress-test finances to estimate the impact of higher interest rates. Times, Sunday Times Dodge said it's too soon to estimate the impact on growth in the second quarter. Globe and Mail The results of surveying can be extrapolated between known geographical points and used to estimate the impact of certain types of development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example a viewshed analysis could estimate the impact of the addition of a large building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, an oligopoly considering a price reduction may wish to estimate the likelihood that competing firms would also lower their prices and possibly trigger a ruinous price war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The gang even factored into their profit-and-loss estimates the likelihood of one of their mules being stopped by authorities on each journey. Times, Sunday Times An officer confides to him that they estimated the likelihood of a successful prosecution at just 3%-5%. Times, Sunday Times Armed forces could require battlefield commanders to estimate the probability of destroying various targets or achieving other specified objectives when planning tactical operations. Times, Sunday Times For example, suppose that every time a banker approves a loan, he or she had to estimate the probability that it would go bad within a year. Times, Sunday Times If you want to estimate the probability of the zero vector, it would be sufficient to take 100 or 1000 samples from the true distribution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Participants were then asked to estimate the probability that a certain choice would be of benefit or risk to the individual being discussed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The discovered environmental trends are reviewed to estimate the probability of their occurrence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The records of the hearth tax allow her to estimate the size of houses. Times, Sunday Times The distortions were not there when people were asked to estimate the size of a body part relative to another object. Times, Sunday Times However other sources estimate the size of the crowd at about 2000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Therefore, we can not determine whether the company would make a payment or estimate the size of any such payment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The control group was asked to estimate the size of coin-sized cardboard discs instead of actual coins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nowadays, an estimate value of the 10 discovered paintings totals at 34,200.000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of the tear, the sale fell through and the painting's estimated value fell to $85 million - a drop of $54 million. Times, Sunday Times In the 1890s, her business had an estimated value of $500,000—around $15 million in today’s money. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It owns, manages or has interests in 119 malls, with an estimated value of $58.2 billion. Times, Sunday Times It took four years to manufacture, and only four were made — with an estimated value today of $6 million (3.7 million) each. Times, Sunday Times This compared with estimated growth of 3.6 per cent this year and 3.5 per cent in 2008 in the global economy. Times, Sunday Times Over 2007 as a whole, estimated growth in stocks was the biggest since 1973, according to the estimates. Times, Sunday Times Estimated growth rates range from 64m per year in 1962 to 1967, to 183m per year in 1804 to 1812. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It estimated growth of 2% in 2013, 2.7% in 2014, and 3% in each of the two following years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From the same analysis, its maximum growth appears to have been at age 15, with an estimated growth rate of about 150 kilograms (330 lb) per year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scheme, which has 1,600 objectors, would generate an estimated income of about 12m a year including 7m of subsidy. Times, Sunday Times There are now 550 farmers' markets across the country with an estimated income of more than 220m a year. Times, Sunday Times The median estimated income for a household in the town in 2010 was $92,292, and the median estimated income for a family in 2010 was $93,750. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Woo contended that the existence of grey income the difference between the estimated income level and the official income level was largely caused by institutional defects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The estimated income per capita was $39,918. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would imply an estimated profit of 2.2bn and a corporation tax liability of more than 500m. Times, Sunday Times This would imply an estimated profit of 2.2bn and, at the then corporation tax rate of 26%, a 570m tax bill. Times, Sunday Times The sites have a total estimated profit margin of £6.3 billion, or 27.4 per cent. Times,Sunday Times Apple's service business yields an estimated profit margin north of 60%. Times, Sunday Times The company had estimated profit would be 37 to 39 cents a share. Globe and Mail It has a top speed of 150mph and an estimated range of 150 miles. The Sun With room for two passengers, it will have an estimated range of 120 miles at 150mph, and a top speed of 240mph. Times, Sunday Times Its beam has an estimated range of two-thirds of a mile and can be directed like the beam of a torch to focus on its target. Times, Sunday Times The species has an estimated range of 8805 km2. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had a power output of approximately 250 watts, and had an estimated range of 160 kilometres. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A minister may become liable for estimated tax payments midway through a year. Christianity Today Any organization that fails to pay the proper estimated tax when due may be charged an underpayment penalty for the period of underpayment. Christianity Today Ministers should take these rules into account in computing their quarterly estimated tax payments. Christianity Today This means they use the quarterly estimated tax procedure to prepay their federal taxes. Christianity Today Generally, to avoid the estimated tax penalty, the organization must make estimated tax payments that total 100% of the organization's current tax year liability. Christianity Today Preliminary estimates indicate the banks will need about €17.5bn (14.5bn). Times, Sunday Times Estimates indicate that 3,000 were funnelled into this deathtrap, twice the safe level. Times, Sunday Times Some estimates indicate that half of all such tablets are counterfeit and potentially harmful. Times, Sunday Times Early estimates indicate that the line will cost up to 30 billion. Times, Sunday Times Early estimates indicate that a return to full capacity could take as long as 12 weeks. Times, Sunday Times Internal government estimates suggest there could be 27,000-57,000 new infections a day, far higher than the 18,980 confirmed cases yesterday. Times,Sunday Times Some estimates suggest that there may be 100,000 on the loose. Times, Sunday Times Households pay an average 1,200 a year for their energy, but estimates suggest that they could save at least 160 a year by switching suppliers. Times, Sunday Times Industry estimates suggest that these services can account for up to 20 per cent of operators' revenues. Times, Sunday Times Government estimates suggest that may have cost the country as much as 2.4 billion per year. Times, Sunday Times Estimates vary widely; some survivors said there were possibly 9,000 people on board. Times, Sunday Times Pinning down exactly how many species there are has proved tricky - estimates vary wildly, ranging from 4m to 400m. Times, Sunday Times Estimates vary but some put the value of such a match to the economy at up to 8 million. Times, Sunday Times We don't know what it will cost; estimates vary by half a trillion dollars. Times, Sunday Times The experts' estimates vary from 70 to 97 per cent. Times,Sunday Times I hope the cost of it will not exceed the estimate of $600. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I would not like to have the cost exceed the estimate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was then discovered that the cost would exceed the estimate by 8,000, due to increase in labour and material costs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All but 17 of the 91 lots found buyers, with most meeting or exceeding their estimates. Times, Sunday Times That far exceeds the estimate of 9.7 litres made in 2005. Times, Sunday Times Revised figures estimate net migration over the decade at more than 2.5 million compared with the earlier estimate of just under 2.2 million. Times, Sunday Times The latest figures estimate that net migration - the gap between those entering and those leaving the country - will run at more than 200,000 a year until 2012. Times, Sunday Times Official figures estimate limescale on appliances adds an extra 175 a year to the average household's energy bill. Times, Sunday Times Recent industry figures estimate its value to now be less than 15million. The Sun The latest figures estimate that almost a quarter (23 per cent) of students live in either halls of residence provided by the university or accommodation built by corporate providers. Times, Sunday Times The firm estimates that the tax would need to be levied on homes of 1.5 million to raise the hoped-for 2 billion. Times, Sunday Times The firm estimates that its directors spend at least 40 days per year training and developing. Times, Sunday Times In total, the firm estimates homeowners will fork out an additional £1.9 billion on energy bills this winter. Times,Sunday Times Firms estimated that 50 tickets were being sold every second. The Sun The firm estimates that it could hold up to 200bn cubic feet of gas. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday's revised fourth-quarter growth estimate was in line with economists' expectations. Times, Sunday Times It said that its growth estimate was based on robust consumer spending and the pickup in output from production industries. Times, Sunday Times Next year's growth estimates were downgraded too - from 1.9 to 1.5 per cent. The Sun The central bank did not release growth estimates for the second quarter. Times, Sunday Times But that promise evaporated as it became clear the companies selling them had got their growth estimates hopelessly wrong. Times, Sunday Times Lot 8 quickly surpassed its high estimate and the price continued to rise as ten bidders battled it out. Times, Sunday Times The sale had reached its high estimate of 2.8 million at its halfway point last night. Times, Sunday Times A high estimate, for example, was a sure sign of desperation, so some gave artificially low numbers. Times, Sunday Times For those over 64, it was 2.7 per cent, with a low and high estimate of 1.5 per cent and 4.7 per cent. Times,Sunday Times It said that 38 per cent of lots sold were above the high estimate and 43 per cent of lots sold were within the pre-sale estimate range. Times, Sunday Times One independent estimate says that their number will rise to 984,000 in 2010. Times, Sunday Times The bad debt crisis could lead to the collapse of more than 1,000 banks in the next three to five years, according to one independent estimate yesterday. Times, Sunday Times The renewed investment brings total venture capital to an acknowledged $43 million, though an independent estimate places it at $58 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the context of human biological populations, demographic analysis uses administrative records to develop an independent estimate of the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Independent estimates suggest that it will be about 800 million a year. Times, Sunday Times Economists expect it to be unchanged from the initial estimate of a 0.8 per cent expansion over the quarter, up by 3.3 per cent year-on-year. Times, Sunday Times If so, you could net a tidy profit, although not nearly as high as that initial estimate. The Sun The initial estimate was an anemic 2.4 percent. Houston Chronicle Actual construction costs would be twice the initial estimate. Christianity Today Eurozone inflation was revised up to 0.1 per cent last month, compared with an initial estimate of zero. Times, Sunday Times And that's a low estimate. The Sun True, it barely cleared the low estimate. Times, Sunday Times But in a sign of the frail financial climate, the sale netted only 5.4 million, perilously close to the auction house's low estimate of 5 million. Times, Sunday Times We list a few here: conservative estimate - tends to supplant safe or low estimate. The Times Literary Supplement What seemed to me to be a low estimate of 300-500 was put on it. The Times Literary Supplement Government officials estimate that the measure will save drivers 8m a year in the cost of replacing lost documents. Times, Sunday Times Officials estimate that the planned lottery could generate at least 500 million euros a year. Times, Sunday Times Officials estimate that the business department could receive between 1,000 and 1,830 notifications a year and may scrutinise as many as 95 transactions in depth. Times,Sunday Times Officials estimate that the 12 billion earmarked for the scheme could generate up to 130 billion of additional lending. Times, Sunday Times Officials estimate that nearly half (374) of those still missing are believed to have fled abroad. Times, Sunday Times Even if batteries were to power half of these vehicles — an optimistic estimate — there would be no overall reduction in the number of diesel and petrol engines belching out toxins. Times, Sunday Times By 1939, with the image improved to 441 lines, an optimistic estimate of the station's viewership was 1,500 people in a few hundred homes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also usually provides an optimistic estimate of reliability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The report was highly critical of overly optimistic estimates on costs throughout its evolution. Times, Sunday Times The island had been predicted to sink 5.7 m by the most optimistic estimate as the weight of the material used for construction compressed the seabed silts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now we are looking at 9billion as opposed to the original estimate of 2.4billion. The Sun The building cost 28 million, compared with the original estimate of 18 million, and has taken five years to build. Times, Sunday Times The sale fetched €7.2 million, four times the original estimate, in what was widely seen as a testimony to its role in 20th-century history. Times,Sunday Times The cost of the reactor has soared from an original estimate of €3.3 billion to €10.5 billion. Times, Sunday Times Last week the fashion chain revealed that the value of its inventory had been overstated by £58 million, more than double its original estimate. Times,Sunday Times Ministers 'should provide a more precise estimate so that the response can be tailored to the problem,' said the committee's report. Times, Sunday Times The limited availability of financial information has made it hard to calculate a more precise estimate. Times, Sunday Times The machine, which detected neutrinos for the first time yesterday, should establish a more precise estimate of their mass, as well as determining fundamental laws governing neutrino behaviour. Times, Sunday Times However, any precise estimate depends on a partly arbitrary distinction between languages and dialects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the few precise estimates describes it as 126ft10inm 1 long, convert wide and 24ft m tall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On a preliminary estimate, output growth in the second quarter amounted to 1.1 per cent, compared with 0.3 per cent in the first quarter. Times, Sunday Times Some will give a preliminary estimate based on a phone call and emailed photographs but most companies prefer people to bring in promising items for appraisal in person. Times, Sunday Times All signs are that the economy has slowed from the 3.2% rate (preliminary estimate) it clocked in at during the first quarter to about half that rate. Times, Sunday Times Manufacturing expanded almost twice as quickly as previously thought, up 0.7 per cent in the second quarter, compared with the preliminary estimate of 0.4 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The tourist and construction sectors strengthened in early 1999, leading to a preliminary estimate of revived growth at 4%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our studio works on big and small projects, and can provide an estimate from an image. Times,Sunday Times In fact, it proved impossible to get a demolition firm to provide an estimate for levelling the site, because the pens are so massively fortified. Times, Sunday Times A good tradesperson will be able to work from this to provide an estimate. Times, Sunday Times In recent weeks both sides have been collating evidence to provide an estimate of the cost of relegation. Times, Sunday Times That should provide an estimate for f l, the fraction of habitable planets that produce life. Times, Sunday Times The regulator argued that 'fair' charges should not exceed a reasonable estimate of limited administrative costs, such as postage and stationery. Times, Sunday Times If, owing to uncertainty about the price of oil, businesses are unable to make a reasonable estimate of their future costs of production, they will be less willing to invest. Times, Sunday Times On any reasonable estimate, the shares are on about 16 times earnings for 2012, which would be cheap historically for anyone brave enough to take a long-term punt. Times, Sunday Times The watchdog accused the newspaper of failing to provide any documentary evidence to support its claim that it had conducted a 'reasonable estimate' of likely demand. Times, Sunday Times But judging by the likely amount of damages to be claimed by shareholders and the historical pattern of such suits, a $1-billion payout seems a reasonable estimate. Globe and Mail A briefing paper stated 'a strong need for a reliable estimate of the nonheterosexual population'. The Sun Reliance damages are usually awarded where no reasonably reliable estimate of expectation loss can be arrived at or at the option of the plaintiff. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They note that it's very difficult to make a reliable estimate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the time, most complex multicellular organisms lived in the sea, and around 100 marine families became extinct, covering about 49% of faunal genera (a more reliable estimate than species). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were estimated to have an adult weight of 3-4kg lb, but too few living specimens have been obtained to allow a more reliable estimate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At its peak, researchers estimate that the twister spanned 2.6 miles across. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers estimate that, out of about 100m tons of plastic produced each year, 10% ends up in the oceans. Times, Sunday Times Researchers estimate that genes account for 20 to 75 per cent of weight problems. Times, Sunday Times Researchers estimate the condition claimed 11million lives globally, twice as many as previously thought. The Sun Researchers estimate that at least 325 billion tonnes of sulphur were released. Times, Sunday Times Industry experts are revising their estimates for the total wheat yield. Times, Sunday Times What was bad about it was that it was nothing like having the builders in, for this lot finished on time and never once revised their estimate. Times, Sunday Times He may be already revising that estimate. The Sun Analysts are now expected to revise their estimates for full-year losses to about 580 million from 650 million. Times, Sunday Times Lawyers in the case have revised their estimate of the trial's length. Globe and Mail The narrower the confidence interval, the more precise the relative risk estimate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Questionnaires can be completed in a matter of minutes, and for each disease, the site offers both a visual and verbal risk estimate as well as personalized tips for prevention. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The companies are giving the same individuals widely different risk estimates for some diseases because of uncertainty about how widespread the conditions are in the general population. Times, Sunday Times Confidence intervals are computed to demonstrate the precision of relative risk estimates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Risk estimates made from data provided by analog studies have certain limitations for long duration missions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police refuse to say, or even provide a rough estimate of, how many undercover officers are deployed across the country. Times, Sunday Times A rough estimate would suggest that 350,000 family homes have been given up by current residents of sheltered housing. Times, Sunday Times A rough estimate suggests that there are about 2,750 such manuscripts to be surveyed. The Times Literary Supplement At a rough estimate it would take at least 70,000 therapists to treat them. Times, Sunday Times A rough estimate suggests it may have only been as many as a dozen. canada.com Scientists estimate that each new person infected goes on to infect 2.5 more, on average. Times,Sunday Times Scientists estimate that there are 2 million species of plant used in agriculture, with a further 1 million wild variants. Times, Sunday Times Most scientists estimate that this requires at least 60 per cent of people to become infected. Times,Sunday Times Scientists estimate that about ten million species await discovery, five times the number that are already known. Times, Sunday Times In 1998, scientists estimate that 16 per cent of the world's corals were destroyed by high water temperatures. Times, Sunday Times The study estimates a total payout of 2.4 billion. Times, Sunday Times One study estimates that 12,000 new masters programmes will be created in the next decade as a result. Times, Sunday Times But our study estimates its bill has risen about 20 per cent to 66million since 2006 - enough for 3,300 nurses. The Sun A study estimates fishermen will lose up to £100,000 a year in income. Times,Sunday Times The study estimates there will be 3.6million great-grandparents by 2030 - half a million more than today. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 估计, 估计 Japanese: 見積もり, 見積もる |
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