| 单词 | estimate |
| 释义 | estimate (once / 81 pages) 1vn 2n A rough calculation or appraisal is an estimate. When you hit another baseball through the kitchen window, your parents will get an estimate of the repair costs. And you should estimate being grounded for approximately 3 weeks. An estimate is kind of like a very educated guess. Making an estimate takes good evaluation skills, and usually estimates are pretty close to the actual outcome. If the garage bill is way higher than the estimate they gave you, for example, you have a right to be angry. But if you forgot to factor in rush hour traffic when you estimated the drive from Boston to New York, that's your own fault. WORD FAMILYestimate: estimable, estimated, estimates, estimating, estimation, estimator, misestimate, overestimate, underestimate+/estimable: estimably, inestimable/estimation: estimations/estimator: estimators/inestimable: inestimably/misestimate: misestimated, misestimates, misestimation/overestimate: overestimated, overestimates, overestimating, overestimation/overestimation: overestimations/underestimate: underestimated, underestimates, underestimating, underestimation/underestimation: underestimations USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, it is estimated that if YouTube was included, the figure for streams accessed by music fans in the UK would double. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The worldwide total for “Sing” through the weekend is expected to hit $285 million, Universal officials estimated. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) That is a little over 3% of the estimated 90 million downloads of the game. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds Syn|Hypo|Hyper approximate, gauge, guess, judge quantise, quantize approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgaugegauge something incorrectly or improperly place, put, setestimate giveestimate the duration or outcome of something lowball, underestimatemake a deliberately low estimate assessestimate the value of (property) for taxation makecalculate as being count, reckontake account of truncateapproximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one guesstimateestimate based on a calculation calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out make a mathematical calculation or computation 2v judge to be probable Syn|Hypo|Hyper calculate, count on, figure, forecast, reckon allow, take into account allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something budget forcalculate enough money for; provide for in the budget evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of 3n an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth an estimate of what it would cost Syn|Hypo|Hyper approximation, estimation, idea scalage estimation of the amount of lumber in a log credit, credit ratingan estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesswork, shotan estimate based on little or no information guesstimate, guestimatean estimate that combines reasoning with guessing overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoninga calculation that results in an estimate that is too high underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoningan estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning problem solving that involves numbers or quantities 4n a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody many factors are involved in any estimate of human life Syn|Hypo|Hyper estimation appraisal an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something capitalisation, capitalizationan estimation of the value of a business market capitalisation, market capitalizationan estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share assessment, judgement, judgment the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event 5n a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) Syn|Hypo|Hyper appraisal, estimation overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation an appraisal that is too high commercial document, commercial instrument a document of or relating to commerce 6n a statement indicating the likely cost of some job 2he got an estimate from the car repair shop Hyper statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc n the respect with which a person is held Syn|Hypo|Hyper estimation report, reputation the general estimation that the public has for a person esteem, regard, respect an attitude of admiration or esteem |
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