overestimate

verb

1. 高估
   to estimate sth to be larger, better, more important, etc. than it really is
   1. They overestimated his ability when they promoted him.
      他们提拔他的时候高估了他的能力。
   2. The importance of these findings cannot be overestimated (= is very great) .
      这些发现的重要性是无法充分估量的。

noun

1. 过高的评估
   an estimate about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too high

The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvər'estɪmeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /ˌəʊvər'estɪmət/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvər'estɪmeɪt/。名词读作 /ˌəʊvər'estɪmət/。


1. VERB 过高估计（数量、重要性等）
   If you say that someone overestimates something, you mean that they think it is greater in amount or importance than it really is.
   1. With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace.
      事后看来，他高估了他们对和平的渴望。
   2. Overestimate is also a noun.
      
   3. Average earnings in the South East were about £9,000, although that may be an overestimate.
      东南地区的平均收入约为9,000英镑，虽然这可能是一个偏高的估计。
2. VERB 再怎么估量（都不为过）
   If you say that something cannot be overestimated, you are emphasizing that you think it is very important.
   1. The importance of participating in the life of the country cannot be overestimated...
      参与国家生活的重要性再怎么说都不为过。
   2. It is hard to overestimate the potential gains from this process.
      这一工艺的潜在收益不可估量。
3. VERB 过高评价（某人）
   If you overestimate someone, you think that they have more of a skill or quality than they really have.
   1. I think you overestimate me, Fred.
      我认为你高估我了，弗雷德。

1. With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace.
   事后看来，他高估了他们对和平的渴望。
2. The importance of participating in the life of the country cannot be overestimated
   参与国家生活的重要性再怎么说都不为过。
3. It is hard to overestimate the potential gains from this process.
   这一工艺的潜在收益不可估量。
4. I think you overestimate me, Fred.
   我认为你高估我了，弗雷德。
5. That is, the regression line would tend to overestimate the magnitudes of Y.
   即回归线趋于过高估计了y值。
6. Your characteristic generosity has led you to overestimate the aids to study I gave.
   我对你的学习，帮助甚少，你特有的忠厚，使你过誉了这种帮助。
7. We usually overestimate what we can do in two years and underestimate what we can do in ten.
   我们经常高估两年内能做到的事，而低估十年之内能做的事。
8. Studies show we consistently overestimate how regret affects us.
   研究显示我们总是高估了悔恨给我们带来的影响。
9. This is stating the obvious& but it is extraordinary how many entrepreneurs overestimate the market for their idea.
   这个结论是显而易见的&但不同寻常之处在于，有如此多的企业家高估了其想法所拥有的市场。
10. Some long to advance in their careers or have new adventures but overestimate the hazards.
    有些人渴望在职业上取得发展或开启新的冒险旅程，但他们却高估了风险。
11. This happens when you overestimate the benefits or underestimate the costs.
    当你高估了它的好处，或低估了它的成本时会出现这种情况。
12. These battleship officers, like most people, were callowly inclined to admire and overestimate the Nazi war machine.
    这些战舰上的军官和大多数人一样，对纳粹的战争机器都幼稚地估计过高，而且十分羡慕。
13. We overestimate our influence and our nuisance value.
    我们过高地估计了自己的影响力和破坏作用。
14. Don't overestimate the seriousness of the problem.
    别把问题看重了。
15. Conversely, if a happy event occurs, people overestimate how long they will emotionally benefit from it.
    相反，如果快乐时间发生，人们高估了感受将从中收益的时间。
16. I thinkyou overestimate their chances.
    我看你高估他们的机会了。
17. We should neither underestimate nor overestimate our abilities.
    我们不能低估和高估的能力。
18. They overestimate the interviewee's ability and asked him many difficult questions.
    他们主高估了被采访者的能力，问了他许多难题。
19. They invariably overestimate their own strength and underestimate ours.
    他们总是高估了自己的力量，低估了我们的力量。
20. All views that overestimate the strength of the enemy and underestimate the strength of the people are wrong.
    一切过高地估计敌人力量和过低地估计人民力量的观点，都是错误的。
21. To overestimate your own importance.
    过高估计了你自己的重要性。
22. People often overestimate their emotional reaction to future events.
    人们往往过高估计了对未来时间的情绪反应程度。
23. Our comrades used to overestimate themselves and Party organizations lacked a profound understanding of their cadres.
    过去我们同志对自己往往是估计过高的，党的组织对干部的了解也是不深刻的。
24. European countries should not overestimate the role of the IMF in solving their current sovereign debt crises.
    欧洲国家不应夸大imf在解决该地区当前主权债务危机中的作用。
25. Do not overestimate the importance of the economic problems.
    不要把经济问题的重要性估计过高。
26. What if you underestimate its benefits or overestimate its costs?
    如果你低估了产品的好处或高估了它的成本，又会怎样？
27. Overconfidence: Don't overestimate yourself or you may get hurt. Decide carefully.
    自负：别太高估自己，不然你会受到伤害.小心的做决定吧。
28. But surely it is a mistake to overestimate the importance of abstract reasoning in our lives.
    但是，过高估计我们生活中抽象辨理的重要性无疑是错误的。
29. Other scientists say this is an overestimate, but almost all of them agree that bathers are at risk.
    其他科学家人为他估计过高，但几乎所有的科学家都人为游泳者们是在冒险。
30. You can never overestimate the benefit of efficient happy staff.
    你绝不能对效率高而又友善的职员所带来的好处估计过高。

noun

1. a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

   Synonym:    overestimationoverratingoverreckoning

2. an appraisal that is too high

   Synonym:    overestimationovervaluationoverappraisal

verb

1. make too high an estimate of
   1. He overestimated his own powers

   Synonym:    overrate

2. assign too high a value to
   1. You are overestimating the value of your old car

   Synonym:    overvalue