underrating
present participle ofunderrate
| 单词 | underrating |
| 释义 | underrating present participle ofunderrate underrate verb[T] uk/ˌʌn.dəˈreɪt/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈreɪt/tofailtounderstandhowskilful,important, etc. someone or something is: Thecompanyhasconsistentlyunderrated theimportanceof a well-trainedworkforce. Synonym underestimate Exaggerating & playing down
Examplesofunderratingunderrating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I think he isunderratingthe intelligence of his fellow-countrymen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that that isunderratingthem very much, and is a dangerous assumption to make. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one was ever less prone to the temptation of thinking wishfully, or ofunderratingdifficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He isunderratingthe skill needed to perform on the machines to their full potential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What we must all avoid is writing down the skill and enterprise of our people andunderratingthe power of our industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is nothing particularly civilised about neglecting the material base of our civilisation, orunderratingits importance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am notunderratingthem in any sense whatever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In doing this, he is sadlyunderratingthe intelligence of the electorate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not in any wayunderratingthe seriousness of the very high number of working days lost this year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question ofunderratingthe importance of helping disabled children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there not some risk ofunderratingthe importance of this matter? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No service is done to the poor byunderratingthe seriousness of this problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am notunderratingthe importance of £39 million, but it should not be overrated either. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we have a way of greatlyunderratingthe talent and ability of people on the stage in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should also ceaseunderratingthe part which the country can play in the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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