underestimate

verb

1. 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
   1. to underestimate the cost of the project
      低估项目的成本
   2. 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. 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
   1. Never underestimate your opponent.
      决不可低估你的对手。

noun

1. 低估；轻视
   an estimate about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too low
   1. My guess of 400 proved to be a serious underestimate.
      我猜400，结果证明是严重的低估。

1. VERB 低估；对…估计不足
   If you underestimate something, 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。
2. VERB 低估;轻视;小看
   If you underestimate someone, 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。

1. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.
   最严重的错误就是低估对手。
2. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
   一般来说，超重的人往往低估自己摄入食物的量。
3. 'Don't underestimate us', Norman Willis warned last year. There was, in the event, little danger of that.
   “别低估了我们，”诺曼·威利斯去年警告说。结果，什么事也没有。
4. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate
   我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。
5. He was a smart operator. Don't underestimate him.
   他这个人精明圆滑，可别小瞧了他。
6. 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。
7. I think a lot of people still underestimate him
   我觉得很多人仍然低估了他。
8. 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。
9. Don't underestimate people.
   别把人看扁了。
10. Don't underestimate the role of theory.
    不要轻视理论的作用。
11. Never underestimate your opponent.
    决不要轻看自己的对手。
12. Don't underestimate the strength of the enemy.
    不要过低估计敌人的力量。
13. We had a serious underestimate of losses in the earthquake.
    你们对地震中遭受的损失估计严重不足。
14. Don't underestimate your opponent.
    别小觑对手。
15. We must not underestimate our own strength.
    我们不应看轻自己的力量。
16. Underestimate Demand for your products and services.
    低估需求你的产品和服务。
17. I think that many people underestimate the value of TV in education.
    我认为很多人都低估了电视在教育方面的价值。
18. People underestimate their capacity for change.
    人们低估了改变自己的能力。
19. This happens when you overestimate the benefits or underestimate the costs.
    当你高估了它的好处，或低估了它的成本时会出现这种情况。
20. Don't underestimate the opposition's strength.
    别低估了对手的影响力。
21. We underestimate our capacity to effect "change", because we underestimate the growth of exponential function.
    我们低估了影响“改变”的能力，因为我们低估了指数函数的增长。
22. They invariably overestimate their own strength and underestimate ours.
    他们总是高估了自己的力量，低估了我们的力量。
23. Don't underestimate her she's very shrewd.
    不要低估了她，她非常精明能干。
24. It's really important not to underestimate me.
    不低估我，这真的很重要。
25. They now believe that was an underestimate.
    他们现在相信低估了问题。
26. What if you underestimate its benefits or overestimate its costs?
    如果你低估了产品的好处或高估了它的成本，又会怎样？
27. Do not underestimate their potential, always remind myself that I can!
    不要低估了自己的潜能，时刻提醒自己，我能！
28. They underestimate both the Commonwealth and the nietzcheans.
    他们低估了联邦和nietzcheans。
29. I learned never to underestimate you.
    我就学会了从来不要低估你的能力。
30. You underestimate the satisfaction I will get from your suffering.
    你低估了折磨你带给我的满足。

noun

1. an estimation that is too low

   Synonym:    underestimationunderratingunderreckoning

verb

1. make too low an estimate of
   1. he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
   2. Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river

   Synonym:    underrate

2. make a deliberately low estimate
   1. The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed

   Synonym:    lowball

3. assign too low a value to
   1. Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price

   Synonym:    undervalue