| 词汇 | estimate |
| 释义 | estimate verb[ T ] uk /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ us /ˈes.tə.meɪt/ B2 to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something: 估计;估算;估价 Government sources estimate a long-term 50 percent increase in rail fares.政府消息人士估计火车票价将有一个涨幅达50%的长期上调。 They estimate (that) the journey will take at least two weeks.他们估计这次行程至少需要两周时间。 [ + question word ]It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.很难估计有多少树被毁。 to guess guessGuess who called yesterday? estimateThey estimate that the work will take at least ten weeks. divineMum had divined my state of mind rather shrewdly. surmiseFrom the expression on his face, she surmised that something bad had happened. conjectureIt would be reasonable to conjecture that lack of exercise contributed to his obesity. speculateA spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the plane crash. Red Cross officials estimate that 20 000 refugees streamed into the city last week. The estimated costs of the building project are well over £1 million.这项建筑工程的成本预算大大超出100万英镑。 We had estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was much higher.我们估计大约会有300名来宾，可实到人数要多得多。 We estimate the potential market for the new phones to be around one million people in this country alone.我们预计，仅在这个国家新型电话的潜在市场就有100万人左右。 It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile.据估计，每8对夫妇中就有1对不能生育。 Estimating value appraise appraiser book value buying power cost costing de-index dollar sign est. euro index of leading economic indicators pricelessly pricing put something at something quantity surveyor quote re-estimate recommended retail price underestimate value Related wordestimated estimate noun[ C ] uk /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ us /ˈes.tə.mət/ B2 a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something might be: 估计;估算;估价 estimate ofThe number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.最初估计申请选修这门课程的学生也就是50到100人，可实际上报名的有120人。 estimate for We'll accept the lowest of three estimates for the building work.在对这项建筑工程的3个投标中，我们将采纳报价最低的那个。 conservative estimate Conservative (= low) estimates put his salary at about $4 million a year. rough estimate You'll need to make a rough (= not exact) estimate of how much all this is going to cost. She made a rough estimate/calculation of the likely cost.她粗略估算／计算了一下可能的开销。 If I said there were three million unemployed, that would be a conservative estimate.我要是说失业人数有300万的话，那是保守估计。 Their estimate of the cost of the project was wildly inaccurate. Our estimates were only out by a few dollars.我们的估算只有几美元的偏差。 We'll accept the lowest of three estimates for the building work.在对这项建筑工程的3个投标中，我们将采纳报价最低的那个。 Guesses and assumptions a shot in the darkidiom approximation assumption bet conjecturally conjecture counterfactual misassumption misestimate misestimation overestimate overestimation proposition purportedly re-estimate rough estimate sneaking speculation speculative suspicion estimate | American Dictionaryestimate noun[ C ] us/ˈes·tə·mət/ a judgment or calculation of approximately how large or how great something is: I can only make a rough estimate (= an amount that is not exact) of how many people will attend. An estimate is also a statement of the likely cost of building something or doing some other work. estimate verb[ T ] us/ˈes·təˌmeɪt/ to guess the size, cost, etc., of something: We estimated his wealth at $500 million. [ + (that) clause ]Doctors estimate (that) he has a 70 percent chance of recovering. estimate | Business Englishestimate verb[ T ] uk /ˈestɪmeɪt/us to say what you believe the cost, size, value, etc. of something is, although you do not know for certain: estimate how much/manyWe should be able to estimate how many customers we will have each month. Several online calculators allow you to estimate your carbon emissions. estimate that sthSome analysts estimate that about a quarter of career-track hires in recent years have been women. estimate sth to be sthThe knock-on economic benefit is estimated to be about 1200 jobs. estimate sth at sthGlobal oil reserves were estimated at 1,000 billion barrels. estimate noun[ C ] uk /ˈestɪmət/us a guess as to what the size, value, amount, etc. of something might be: make/give/provide an estimate (of sth)Please provide an estimate of the increased cost for your business per annum. The estimates are based on a survey done in the early 1990s, so may no longer be accurate. The best estimate puts the total number of sales at about 1,000. a preliminary/initial/early estimate rough/accurate estimateAt a rough estimate, three-quarters of the farms listed are working farms. a conservative/realistic/reasonable estimate COMMERCE a statement for a possible customer about how much a piece of work should cost: give sb/provide/prepare an estimateHe will compile the specifications, draw up plans, and prepare an estimate. ask for/obtain an estimate (for sth)We can offer advice on how to obtain estimates for minor repairs. If it is discovered that the cost will be greater than originally estimated, a revised estimate may then be sent to you. See alsocost estimate earnings estimate insurance estimate Examples of estimateestimate At national level, the incidence was estimated at 9.4/100 000 inhabitants. The complications also mean that reproduction number estimates for tuberculosis cannot be used to calculate a simple herd-immunity threshold for the disease. However, it should be emphasized that this survey was too limited to enable exact estimates. The basic reproduction ratio between herds in this study was estimated to be 0.6. We believe that hospital morbidity data can be used for estimating the community incidence of herpes zoster. From these responses, together with the assumed incidence in non-responders, it could be estimated that 500 people were ill in the outbreak. Prevalence estimates account for stratified cluster-based study design. As young adults with poor response rates were over-sampled, the adjustment resulted in a slight increase in estimated response. During the experiments the source size of the proton beam was estimated using various methods, including penumbral edge techniques. The effective charge of the projectile ion was estimated from the yields of 4 and 6 states. The gas pressure in the interaction region was estimated to be 50 mbar. During the experiments, the source size of the proton beam was estimated using various methods, including penumbral edge techniques. First the average velocities of flyers with 4 and 8 mm thick are estimated. We don't know the time required for the nanotube productions; however, it is estimated to be in the order of one to a few nanoseconds. The difference between the two estimates is 515,799, or 1n8 per cent. See all examples of estimate 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. Collocations withestimateestimateThese are words often used in combination with estimate. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. accurate estimate It is able to provide a more accurateestimate about the occurrence of collisions and reduces the number of false alarms. best estimate These potential risk scores represent the bestestimate of a pesticide's impact on the surrounding environment. biased estimate Failure to fit different intercepts would result in the upwardly biased estimate shown by the dashed line. 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. See all collocations with estimate |
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