underestimate

US [ˌʌndərˈestɪmət]
UK [.ʌndər'estɪmət]
  • v.低估；对…估计不足；对…认识不足（或重视不够）；轻视
  • n.低估；轻视
  • Web看轻；对…低估；估计过低
Simple Present：underestimates  Present Participle：underestimating  Past Tense：underestimated  

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underestimate
v.
1.
~ sth.~ what, how, etc.…
低估；对…估计不足to think or guess that the amount, cost or size of sth is smaller than it really is
to underestimate the cost of the project
低估项目的成本
We underestimated the time it would take to get there.
我们低估了抵达那里所需的时间。
2.
~ sb/sth
对…认识不足（或重视不够）；低估；轻视to not realize how good, strong, determined, etc. sb really is
Never underestimate your opponent.
决不可低估你的对手。
n.
1.
低估；轻视an estimate about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too low
My guess of 400 proved to be a serious underestimate.
我猜 400，结果证明是严重的低估。

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AllAll,低估低估,对…估计不足对…估计不足,对…认识不足对…认识不足,轻视轻视,看轻看轻,对…低估对…低估,估计过低估计过低
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Do not think too highly of yourself, and yet , never underestimate your ability.
做人固然不应将自我看得太重，但也不要自轻已灵。
zuò rén gù rán bù yīng jiāng zì wǒ kàn de tài zhòng , dàn yě bú yào zì qīng yǐ líng 。
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2.
And while he says that both are important, we often underestimate how much a situation influences what we do.
当他说两者都是重要的，我们经常低估了环境对我们行为的影响。
dāng tā shuō liǎng zhě dōu shì zhòng yào de , wǒ men jīng cháng dī gū le huán jìng duì wǒ men xíng wéi de yǐng xiǎng 。
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It would be a mistake, however, to underestimate American influence, after having grossly overestimated it for so long.
不过，在长时间极大高估美国的影响力之后，低估这种影响力也将是个错误。
bú guò , zài cháng shí jiān jí dà gāo gū měi guó de yǐng xiǎng lì zhī hòu , dī gū zhè zhǒng yǐng xiǎng lì yě jiāng shì gè cuò wù 。
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To see this merely as a means for greedy politicians to enrich themselves would be to underestimate its significance.
仅仅把它看作贪婪政客攫取财富的一种手段，未免低估了它的影响力。
jǐn jǐn bǎ tā kàn zuò tān lán zhèng kè jué qǔ cái fù de yī zhǒng shǒu duàn , wèi miǎn dī gū le tā de yǐng xiǎng lì 。
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Never underestimate how much time is necessary to wash out a market that is long.
不要过低估量需要多少时间清洗一个看多的市场。
bú yào guò dī gū liáng xū yào duō shao shí jiān qīng xǐ yī gè kàn duō de shì chǎng 。
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6.
Those who claim that this effect would be small succumb either to an illusion or deliberately underestimate this risk.
主张后一种效应不大的人，要么产生了幻觉，要么故意低估这一风险。
zhǔ zhāng hòu yī zhǒng xiào yìng bú dà de rén , yào me chǎn shēng le huàn jué , yào me gù yì dī gū zhè yī fēng xiǎn 。
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Don't underestimate just how much a note or a card expressing your love for your partner can do to make them feel really good.
不要低估了笔记或卡片表达多少自己对对方的爱，可以使他们感觉很好。
bú yào dī gū le bǐ jì huò kǎ piàn biǎo dá duō shao zì jǐ duì duì fāng de ài , kě yǐ shǐ tā men gǎn jué hěn hǎo 。
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Entrepreneurs chronically underestimate how much money they'll need to start a business.
初创企业家习惯于低估创业所需的资金。
chū chuàng qǐ yè jiā xí guàn yú dī gū chuàng yè suǒ xū de zī jīn 。
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9.
Is too underestimate the enemy, and no grasp of time, came to Britain when the rest of the day, to the hill to attack the next day.
就是太轻敌了，没有把握好时间，来到英国的时候休息了一天，到第二天再攻打山冈。
jiù shì tài qīng dí le , méi yǒu bǎ wò hǎo shí jiān , lái dào yīng guó de shí hou xiū xi le yī tiān , dào dì èr tiān zài gōng dǎ shān gāng 。
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10.
Ginna: I remember that case. You know, some might say that they over-reacted and yet, one can't underestimate the power of words.
吉纳：我记得那个案例。你知道，一些人可能会说他们过于敏感了，然而，语言的力量不容低估。
jí nà : wǒ jì de nà ge àn lì 。 nǐ zhī dào , yì xiē rén kě néng huì shuō tā men guò yú mǐn gǎn le , rán ér , yǔ yán de lì liang bù róng dī gū 。
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