underestimates

英 [ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪts]

美 [ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪts]

v.  低估; 对…估计不足; 对…认识不足(或重视不够); 轻视
underestimate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 低估；对…估计不足
  If youunderestimatesomething, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be.
  1. None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face in career advancement...
     我们谁都不应该低估女性在事业发展过程中所面临的困难程度。
  2. Never underestimate what you can learn from a group of like-minded people.
     千万不要低估你从一群志趣相投的人那里所能学到的东西。
• VERB 低估;轻视;小看
  If youunderestimatesomeone, you do not realize what they are capable of doing.
  1. I think a lot of people still underestimate him...
     我觉得很多人仍然低估了他。
  2. The first lesson I learnt as a soldier was never to underestimate the enemy.
     作为一名士兵，我学到的第一课就是决不要低估敌人。

双语例句

• The current Chinese language teaching methodology in teachers'colleges emphasizes theory, instruction and outer shape but underestimates practice, introspection and inner experience.
  现行的高师语文教学论重理论，轻实践；重传授，轻反思；重外在塑造，轻内在体验。
• Analysts were quick to point out that Apple routinely underestimates its future results.
  分析师迅速指出，苹果一向会低估未来业绩。
• While these figures are likely underestimates, Dr. McCauley said that the difference is nonetheless revealing.
  虽然这些数字很可能遭到了低估，但麦考利博士说，这种差距仍然发人深省。
• Official estimates are underestimates.
  官方的估计数是低估的。
• Not only is it validation, it even underestimates the mortality reduction that is possible with screening.
  推广不仅仅是使其合法化，这甚至低估了通过检查可以减少的死亡率。
• Although some analysts believe this underestimates the scale of the debt, the audit produced the most authoritative figures to date and suggested that the problem was large but manageable.
  尽管一些分析师相信，这低估了债务规模，但这次审计给出了迄今最权威的数据，并表明问题不小，不过在可控范围内。
• The NPV evaluation method often underestimates the real values of petroleum reserves.
  用传统的净现值法评估储量价值时，往往会低估储量的实际价值。
• These figures are gross underestimates of the true incidence of occupational ill-health.
  这些数据只是对实际发生的职业病伤害的不完全统计。
• Or is he merely a presidential version of Alden Pyle, Graham Greene's idealistic, clever Quiet American who wants to change the world, but underestimates how bad the world is& and ends up causing harm?
  或者他仅仅是格雷厄姆·格林笔下理想化的奥尔登的总统版，他想要改变世界，但是却为今后糟糕的世界埋下了祸根&最终以一团糟收尾的“安静的美国人”？
• Such thinking seriously underestimates the cost of going over the cliff.
  这种看法严重低估了跌落财政悬崖可能带来的成本。