| 单词 | overestimate |
| 释义 | overestimate overestimate verb, noun
■ verb /; AmE / [+ obj]
1 to think or guess that the amount, cost or size of sth is larger than it really is: The firm failed because it overestimated sales and underestimated costs. The importance of these findings cannot be overestimated (= is very great).
2 to think that sb is better, stronger, etc. than they really are: Have we overestimated the competition? They overestimated his ability when they promoted him.
OPP UNDERESTIMATE
■ noun /; AmE / [C, usually sing.]
an estimate about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too high: Our projection of 200 000 sales turned out to be a massive overestimate. OPP UNDERESTIMATE
overestimation /; AmE / noun [C,U]: Overestimation of income is one of the main reasons why start-ups fail. |
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