音标:[ˌəʊvəˈestəˌmeɪtɪŋ] ;
v. 对(数量)估计过高, 对…作过高的评价( overestimate的现在分词 )
v make too high an estimate of
v assign too high a value to

overestimate的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. I overestimated the amount of milk we'd need for the weekend.我过高估计了我们周末的用奶量。
  2. Most customers overestimated the price of the dress.大多数顾客过高估计了这条连衣裙的价格。
用作名词(n.)
  1. I thought it would cost about 300 dollars,but luckily that turned out to be an overestimate.我原本以为需要花费300美元,但是很幸运地是原来是出价过高了。

经典引文

  • You are a miserable, sycophantic weakling..and your uncle overestimated you.

    出自:J. D. MacDonald
  • Plato overestimated greatly the power of education to reform.

    出自:J. Heller
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