underestimate /ˌʌndɚˈɛstəˌmeɪt/ verb underestimates; underestimated; underestimating
underestimates; underestimated; underestimating
Learner's definition of UNDERESTIMATE
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1
: to estimate (something) as being less than the actual size, quantity, or number低估;把…估计得过低 -
The city underestimated the cost of the new building.市政府低估了建造新楼所需的费用。
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The number of people in the crowd was underestimated by 5,000.这群人的总数被少估计了5000人。
2
: to think of (someone or something) as being lower in ability, influence, or value than that person or thing actually is看轻;轻视;小看 — opposite overestimate — underestimate
/ˌʌndɚˈɛstəmət/ noun, plural underestimates [count] — underestimation
/ˌʌndɚˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən/ noun, plural underestimations [count, noncount]