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单词 underrate
释义
underrate
verb[T]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈreɪt/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈreɪt/
tofailtounderstandhowskilful,important, etc. someone or something is:
对…估计过低，低估
Thecompanyhasconsistentlyunderrated theimportanceof a well-trainedworkforce.这个公司一贯低估一支训练有素的员工队伍的重要性。
Synonym
underestimate
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Exaggerating & playing down
  • alarmist
  • bloviate
  • blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
  • cartoonish
  • catastrophize
  • dramatization
  • dramatize
  • exaggerate
  • minimize
  • OTT
  • over-egg
  • overboard
  • overdramatic
  • overdramatize
  • overembellish
  • overplay
  • overstatement
  • pile
  • proportion
  • stretch the truthidiom
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underrated
(Definition ofunderratefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

underrate| American Dictionary

underrate
verb[T]
us
/ˌʌn·dərˈreɪt/
tofailtorecognizetheimportance,value,skill,power, etc., of someone or something:
Never underrateyouropponentin apoliticalcontest.
(Definition ofunderratefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunderrate

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But just to dwell on its flaws is to misrepresent andunderratethis book.
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This approach works well when chronic disorders such as dementia are studied but mayunderratethe incidence of depression.
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Both calculations include those grandmothers who were excluded from contact, and thereforeunderratethe increased intensity of those who remained in touch throughout.
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Retrospective information from the participants themselves may alsounderratedepression, as some persons might not remember all events or may conceal them from the investigator.
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Studies, which exclude institutionalized subjects may thereforeunderratethe association between depression and age.
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While there is truth in this position, as this article has shown, the statement also underrates the role of local demagogues.
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Spiritualism's opponents did notunderratethe social threat of the movement, particularly as it regarded sexuality and marriage.
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However, there was a noticeable tendency tounderratehealth problems.
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In the light of contemporary media research, this is a simplification that underrates the scope both of popular cultural texts and the uses they may be put to.
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The prize of conquering inflation should not be underrated.
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I think he is underrating the intelligence of his fellow-countrymen.
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I do notunderrateits importance but kerb crawling is not at the top of the bill so far as criminal offences are concerned.
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I neverunderratethe importance of the invisibles.
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I do notunderratethe effect on our invisibles of our overseas military expenditure.
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I do not ignore orunderratethe importance of an appeal transcending any incentive of profit, whether it be in wages or interest on capital.
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