| 词汇 | example_english_optimistic-estimate |
| 释义 | optimistic estimatecollocation in Englishmeanings of optimisticand estimateThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with estimate. optimistic adjective uk /ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk/ us /ˌɑːp.təˈmɪs.t̬ɪk/ hoping or believing that good things will happen in ... See more at optimistic estimate noun[C] uk /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ us /ˈes.tə.mət/ a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something ... See more at estimate Examples of optimistic estimateThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. This turned out to be an optimisticestimate. However, this is an optimisticestimate of the time involved in manually labelling examples, as we did not start from scratch but used the rst-dt to pre-select examples. No time limit is given for completion, and the most optimisticestimate is that it will take at least 15 to 20 years from commencement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Assuming satisfactory performance from the outset, a rather optimisticestimate of the period of gestation will then have been no better than 19 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should think that six months would be an optimisticestimate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not sure that it is not a highly optimisticestimate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An optimisticestimate is that no more than 9,000 of them have been offered full-time residential places in their own communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a small sum and it is perhaps an optimisticestimate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is estimated—and it may well be an optimisticestimate—that this tax will raise £11 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 According to the most optimisticestimate, the council will be able to allow 20 licences a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the most optimisticestimate of the costs per ton-mile show that it will be for many years higher than for surface transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any optimisticestimate of costs at this stage, which there always are, should be ignored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the most optimisticestimate, there is a market for 9,000,000 tons, taking the peak figure in the last 10 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On an optimisticestimate, it will be open in the spring of 1991. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It looks as though even on the most optimisticestimate it will be ten years before the country is well covered with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most optimisticestimate could not go above 3,000 men and it would take over 500 years of that scheme to cure the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was an inadequate list and now the still rosy and optimisticestimate is that £75 million will be saved by that means. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the most optimisticestimate, we cannot expect to have more than about 9,000,000 tons of shipping at our disposal at the conclusion of hostilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But at an optimisticestimate, twin site working will continue at this university for another 10 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of optimistic Go to the definition of estimate See other collocations with estimate |
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。