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underestimateverb(AMOUNT)B2[IorT]tofailtoguessorunderstandtherealcost,size,difficulty, etc. of something: 低估；（对…）估计不足 Originally thecontractorgave me apriceof €2,000, but now they say they underestimated and it's going to be at least €3,000.起初建筑商向我要价2000欧元，但现在他们说当初估价过低，至少要3000欧元。 Don't underestimate thedifficultiesof getting bothpartiesto theconferencetable.要让双方坐下来谈判，难度不可小觑。 - Hemiscalculatedbadlywhen he underestimated theresponseof theinternationalcommunityto theinvasion.
- They'veseriouslyunderestimated thecostof thebuildingproject.
- Theinfluenceof themediashould never be underestimated.
- She had atendencyto underestimate her son'spotential.
- Itseemsthat we'veseriouslyunderestimated just howlongthisprocesswill take.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMisunderstanding - cross purposes
- disconnection
- don't get me wrongidiom
- forest
- get the wrong end of the stickidiom
- getyourwires crossedidiom
- labour
- misconceive
- misconceived
- misconception
- misconstruction
- misconstrue
- misread
- miss
- miss the pointidiom
- mistaken
- misunderstand
- misunderstanding
- non-comprehension
- wire
See more results » underestimateverb(PERSON)C1[T]tofailtounderstandhowstrong,skilful,intelligent, ordeterminedsomeone,especiallyacompetitor, is: 低估，轻视（尤指竞争对手） Never underestimateyouropponent!永远不要低估你的对手！ SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesEstimating value - appraise
- appraiser
- book value
- cost
- costing
- de-index
- est.
- euro
- goodwill
- index of leading economic indicators
- pricing
- put
- putsomethingatsomething
- quote
- re-estimate
- recommended retail price
- RRP
- uncosted
- valuation
- value
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: aguessabout theamount,cost,size, etc. of something that is less than therealamount,cost, etc.: Obviously, $100 was aseriousunderestimate. Theofficialdeathtollcould be an underestimate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGuesses and assumptions - a shot in the darkidiom
- approximation
- assumption
- bet
- conjecture
- counterfactual
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- misestimation
- overestimate
- overestimation
- preception
- preconception
- proposition
- re-estimate
- sneaking
- speculation
- speculatively
- supposition
See more results » underestimateverb(AMOUNT)B2[IorT]tofailtoguessorunderstandtherealcost,size,difficulty, etc. of something 低估；（对…）估计不足Originally thecontractorgave me apriceof €2,000, but now they say they underestimated and it's going to be at least €3,000.起初建筑商向我要价2000欧元，但现在他们说当初估价过低，至少要3000欧元。 Don't underestimate the difficulties of getting bothpartiesto theconferencetable.要让双方坐下来谈判，难度不可小觑。 - Hemiscalculatedbadlywhen he underestimated theresponseof theinternationalcommunityto theinvasion.
- They'veseriouslyunderestimated thecostof thebuildingproject.
- Theinfluenceof themediashould never be underestimated.
- She had atendencyto underestimate her son'spotential.
- Itseemsthat we'veseriouslyunderestimated just howlongthisprocesswill take.
underestimateverb(PERSON)C1[T]tofailtounderstandhowstrong,skilful,intelligent, ordeterminedsomeone,especiallyacompetitor, is 低估，轻视（尤指竞争对手）Never underestimateyouropponent!永远不要低估你的对手！ underestimate| American Dictionarytothinkthat something is less orlowerthan it really is, or that someone is lessstrongor lesseffective: Homeowners often underestimate thecostofrepairingaroof. underestimate| Business Englishtothinkthat something is or will besmaller,easier, lessextreme, or lessimportantthan it really is: Thecompanysorelyunderestimateddemandand isstrugglingtoexpandoutput. Courtinterpreterssay theskillsrequiredto do thejobare underestimated. tothinkthat someone isworseat doing something, lessintelligent, etc. than they really are: Sometimes hismodestmannerledpeopleto underestimate him. anopinionthat something issmaller,easier, lessimportant, or lessextremethan itactuallyis: Thetotalcostislikelyto be an underestimate. underestimation
Ibelievethere is asignificantunderestimation of therealdemandforoilfrom thedevelopingworld. Examplesofunderestimateunderestimate Although forecasted salary growth rates and deferred compensation appear to be underestimated, forecasted salaries demonstrate little bias for lower-paid public employees.From theCambridge English Corpus Firstly, passive surveillance generally identifies disease serious enough to warrant seeking medical attention, and thus underestimates overall morbidity in the community.From theCambridge English Corpus I have argued that constitutional patriotism underestimates (and sometimes misunderstands) the role of particularist political cultures in grounding universalistic principles of democracy and justice.From theCambridge English Corpus Summing overestimates and averaging underestimates the number of different words produced.From theCambridge English Corpus While the resources, capabilities and resilience of older people should not be underestimated, individual resources alone are generally insufficient.From theCambridge English Corpus What has been underestimated in this tradition is the transformational capacities people bring to their meanings.From theCambridge English Corpus Otherwise, it underestimates the profit by assuming a negative l2, whereas the true value is zero.From theCambridge English Corpus The state may not dictate everyday life, but its importance should never be underestimated.From theCambridge English Corpus Likewise, because some guests may not have reported their illness, we may have underestimated the attack rate among guests.From theCambridge English Corpus We postulated that the current voluntary reporting system considerably underestimates the number of listeriosis cases.From theCambridge English Corpus The power of informal judicial pressure - together with the ominous threat of imprisonment, suspension, and possible deprivation - should not be underestimated.From theCambridge English Corpus Note that population sizes towards the end of the study periods are underestimated by this method.From theCambridge English Corpus The significance of under standing turbulence can not be underestimated as it endanger s the stability and confinement of the fusion plasma.From theCambridge English Corpus Treating independents in this fashion leads to underestimating volatility.From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, the importance of such a declaration should not be underestimated.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |