| 单词 | underestimate |
| 释义 | underestimate (once / 2639 pages) vn To underestimate is to guess that something is worth less or is smaller than it really is. You might underestimate the size of a one-pound hamburger until you realize it's too big to fit in your stomach. When you "estimate" you take a guess at something, and when you underestimate, your guess falls short or below. If you underestimate how much something costs, you might show up at a store without enough money, and if you underestimate the strength of an opponent who is small, you might find yourself on the ground wondering what hit you. Often when we "assume" something, we make a guess based on how things appear — that's one way to underestimate. WORD FAMILYunderestimate: underestimated, underestimates, underestimating, underestimation+/estimable: estimably, inestimable/estimate: estimable, estimated, estimates, estimating, estimation, estimator, misestimate, overestimate, underestimate/estimation: estimations/estimator: estimators/inestimable: inestimably/misestimate: misestimated, misestimates, misestimation/overestimate: overestimated, overestimates, overestimating, overestimation/overestimation: overestimations/underestimation: underestimations USAGE EXAMPLESAnd considering his comments since the season ended Sunday night, his critical eye is not to be underestimated. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “The number one thing? People still underestimate the Amazon effect,” McKinstry said, pointing to the company’s rapidly expanding workforce. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) This powerful, inspiring documentary about extraordinary Kazakh teenager Aisholpan Nurgaiv soars as it shows viewers why girls and women should never be underestimated. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1v make too low an estimate of he underestimated the work that went into the renovation Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper underrate overestimate, overrate make too high an estimate of sell short underestimate the real value or ability of misjudge judge incorrectly 2v assign too low a value to Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price Syn|Ant|Hyper undervalue overestimate, overvalue assign too high a value to value fix or determine the value of; assign a value to 3v make a deliberately low estimate Syn|Hyper lowball approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) 4n an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value Syn|Hyper underestimation, underrating, underreckoning approximation, estimate, estimation, idea an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth |
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