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overestimate sth
sth 可以是数量、能力、重要性等；也可用代词表示人或事物。
She tends to overestimate her own abilities.
她往往高估自己的能力。
高估；过高估计
overestimating — present participle of overestimate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
高估；过高估计
make too high an estimate of; think that something is larger, better, or more important than it really is
She tends to overestimate her own abilities.
她往往高估自己的能力。
过高估计或计算
To judge or calculate too highly.
overestimate
Base
原形
overestimates
3rd person
第三人称单数
overestimating
-ing
现在分词
overestimated
Past
过去式
overestimated
Past participle
过去分词
People often overestimate how much they can do in a day.
人们常常高估自己一天能完成的事情。
He overestimated the cost of the project.
他高估了这个项目的成本。
We have overestimated the demand for the new product.
我们高估了新产品的需求。
overestimate 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加 -ed。
Don't overestimate how much work you can finish in one day.
不要高估你一天能完成的工作量。
She overestimated the cost of the repairs and was pleasantly surprised by the final bill.
她高估了维修费用，看到最终账单时感到又惊又喜。
People often overestimate their ability to stay calm under pressure.
人们常常高估自己在压力下保持冷静的能力。
sth 可以是数量、能力、重要性等；也可用代词表示人或事物。
She tends to overestimate her own abilities.
她往往高估自己的能力。
wh-从句作宾语，表示对某具体方面（时间、数量、难度等）的高估。
They overestimated what they could achieve in a day.
他们高估了能在一天内完成的事情。
用 by 引出高估的具体差额；指超过实际的部分。
The forecast overestimated the rainfall by 30 percent.
这份预报把降雨量高估了30%。
Not this
We overestimated about the cost.
Use this
We overestimated the cost.
overestimate 是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不需要加介词 about。
Not this
She overestimated to finish the project on time.
Use this
She overestimated her ability to finish the project on time.
overestimate 不能接不定式作宾语，需要接名词或名词短语（如 her ability）来表示高估的内容。
Not this
Don't overestimation the risks.
Use this
Don't overestimate the risks.
don't 后面应用动词原形，不能用名词形式 overestimation。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
高估重要性
Don't overestimate the importance of this meeting.
别高估这次会议的重要性。
高估成本
We overestimated the cost of the project.
我们高估了这个项目的成本。
高估自己的能力
He tends to overestimate his ability to finish tasks quickly.
他倾向于高估自己快速完成任务的能力。
高估风险
Many people overestimate the risk of flying.
许多人高估了乘飞机的风险。
高估效果
They overestimated the effect of the new policy.
他们高估了新政策的效果。
我们往往高估一项技术在短期内的效果，却低估它在长期内的效果。
Amara's Law warns that people usually overestimate new technology's immediate impact and underestimate its future impact.
阿马拉定律警告说，人们通常高估新技术的即时影响，而低估其未来影响。
Use overestimating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把实际10块的东西估成100块，就是overestimate——估计过头了。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常讨论、工作评估、学术分析 overestimate 通常用于中性或正式语境，表示对数量、能力或价值的估计过高；在日常对话和书面表达中都较为常见。
真正的押韵（重读元音及之后相同）：estimate /ˈestɪmeɪt/ 和 underestimate /ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt/ 与 overestimate 从重读音节起读音一致。注意形近词：intimate 和 approximate 的形容词读作 /ˈɪntɪmət/、/əˈprɒksɪmət/（结尾弱读，与动词形式不同）；mate 读作 /meɪt/，是独立重读单音节，并不与目标词押韵。
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