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underestimate
UK [ˌʌn.də'res.tɪ.meɪt] US [-dɚ'es-] verb
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive
■to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something 低估；（对…）估计不足•Originally the builders gave me a price of £2000, but now they say they underestimated and it's going to be at least £3000.起初建筑商向我报价2000英镑，但现在他们说当初估价过低，至少要3000英镑。 •One shouldn't underestimate the difficulties of getting all the political parties to the conference table.要让各个党派都坐下来谈判，其难度不可小觑。 Opposite overestimate
ADVANCED transitive
■to fail to understand how strong, skilful, intelligent or determined someone, especially a competitor is 低估，轻视（尤指竞争对手）•Never underestimate your opponent!永远不要低估你的对手！ |