单词 | overestimate |
释义 | overestimate Word forms: overestimates, overestimating , overestimated pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (oʊvərestɪmeɪt ). The noun is pronounced (oʊvərestɪmət ). 1. verb If you say that someone overestimates something, you mean that they think it is greater in amount or importance than it really is. With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace. [VERB noun] Overestimate is also a noun. I suspect the figures could be an overestimate. overestimation (oʊvərestɪmeɪʃən ) singular noun This led to an overestimation of what conceptual thinking could contribute to practical life. ...excessive overestimation of one's own importance. [+ of] 2. verb If you say that something cannot be overestimated, you are emphasizing that you think it is very important. [emphasis] The importance of participating in the life of the country cannot be overestimated. [be VERB-ed] It is hard to overestimate the potential gains from this process. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you overestimate someone, you think that they have more of a skill or quality than they really have. I think you overestimate me, Fred. [VERB noun] Collocations: overestimate the ability of Most people overestimate their ability and underestimate their speed. Times, Sunday Times Whatever their causes, mountain conflicts tend to be especially intractable, and governments would be wise not to overestimate their ability to settle them with brute force. The Times Literary Supplement There are many problems every year with people who overestimate their ability to handle large amounts of alcohol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the individuals switching the sweater tend to overestimate the ability of the test writers to notice the change in sweaters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We also probably overestimated the ability of the political process to deal with the realities of what could happen if real trouble developed. Times, Sunday Times Research shows that we overestimate the extent to which others agree with us, and underestimate the degree to which we are following everyone else. Times, Sunday Times We tend to overestimate the extent to which other people are confident. The Sun The false-consensus effect occurs when individuals overestimate the extent to which other people share their opinions, attitudes, and behaviors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Individuals tend to overestimate the extent to which their contributions make an impact on those around them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I may have overestimated the extent of his influence in his homeland. Times, Sunday Times Politicians and pundits alike overestimate the impact that individual policy initiatives have on voters. Times, Sunday Times It's impossible to overestimate the impact of maintaining good social contacts in any way that you can during the lockdown. Times,Sunday Times He said that we tend to overestimate the impact of a new technology in the short run, but we underestimate it in the long run. Times, Sunday Times But over two hours it overestimates the impact of artfully reconceived ordinariness. Times, Sunday Times Active measures succeed in part because the target audience overestimates their impact. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 估计过高 Japanese: 過大評価する |
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