| 词汇 | underrating |
| 释义 | underrating present participle ofunderrate underrate verb[ T ] uk /ˌʌn.dəˈreɪt/ us /ˌʌn.dɚˈreɪt/ to fail to understand how skilful, important, etc. someone or something is: 对…估计过低，低估 The company has consistently underrated the importance of a well-trained workforce.这个公司一贯低估一支训练有素的员工队伍的重要性。 Synonym underestimate Exaggerating & playing down bloviate blow something out of proportionidiom cartoonish cartoonishly catastrophize fulsome go overboardidiom grandiloquent inflated make a mountain out of a molehillidiom make little of somethingidiom make much of somethingidiom make something of something/someone meal mildly minimization overrated protest too muchidiom underplay underrate Related wordunderrated Examples of underratingunderrating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I think he is underrating the intelligence of his fellow-countrymen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that that is underrating them very much, and is a dangerous assumption to make. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one was ever less prone to the temptation of thinking wishfully, or of underrating difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is underrating the skill needed to perform on the machines to their full potential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we must all avoid is writing down the skill and enterprise of our people and underrating the power of our industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is nothing particularly civilised about neglecting the material base of our civilisation, or underrating its importance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not underrating them in any sense whatever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In doing this, he is sadly underrating the intelligence of the electorate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not in any way underrating the seriousness of the very high number of working days lost this year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of underrating the importance of helping disabled children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there not some risk of underrating the importance of this matter? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No service is done to the poor by underrating the seriousness of this problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not underrating the importance of £39 million, but it should not be overrated either. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we have a way of greatly underrating the talent and ability of people on the stage in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should also cease underrating the part which the country can play in the world. 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. |
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