Word · Frequency #22967
underrating
低估；估计过低；看轻
underrating is the present participle of underrate.
make too low an estimate of; underestimate
- 1.
To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
低估；对......评价过低；估计不足。
低估；对......评价过低；估计不足。；低估；对...估计过低；看轻
In use
Don't underrate the difficulty of learning a new language.
Many people underrate the value of a good night's sleep.
She felt her boss underrated her contribution to the project.
underrate sb/sth
underrate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，中间不加介词。
Don't underrate your opponent.
不要低估你的对手。
be underrated
常用被动语态，表示某人或某物没有得到应有的重视。
This film is seriously underrated.
这部电影被严重低估了。
Verb forms
base underrate · third person underrates · -ing underrating · past underrated · past participle underrated
作为及物动词，表示“低估”；常与 ability, difficulty, impact 等名词搭配，overestimate 是其反义词。口语中 underestimate 更常见。
Common mistakes
Don't underrate about the importance of sleep.Don't underrate the importance of sleep.
underrate是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词about；中文“对……低估”中的“对”容易让人误加介词。
The movie is very underrate, so few people went to see it.The movie is very underrated, so few people went to see it.
作表语表示“被低估的”要用过去分词形式的形容词underrated，不能去掉词尾-d；underrate是动词原形。
He always underrates, so his team often loses.He always underrates his opponents, so his team often loses.
underrate是及物动词，必须带宾语；中文“他总是低估”可以省略宾语，英文不能，需补出被低估的对象。
Connections
Collocations
- underrate the importance of
- 低估……的重要性
- Never underrate the importance of sleep.永远不要低估睡眠的重要性。
- underrate the difficulty of
- 低估……的难度
- Many people underrate the difficulty of learning a language.许多人低估了学习一门语言的难度。
- underrate your opponent
- 低估你的对手
- It's a mistake to underrate your opponent.低估对手是个错误。
- seriously underrate
- 严重低估
- The team seriously underrated the challenge ahead.这个团队严重低估了前方的挑战。
- tend to underrate
- 往往低估
- People tend to underrate what they already have.人们往往低估自己已经拥有的东西。
- underrate the power of
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 rate（评价）放在 under（下面），评价偏低＝低估。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、academic writing、critical reviews 该词意为“低估”，通常用于评价能力、价值或重要性等。它在日常口语和正式书面语中均可使用，比较常见于分析或评论性语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的重读元音及后续辅音均为 /eɪt/，与 underrate 押韵。注意不是所有以 -ate 结尾的词都发 /eɪt/，如 private /ˈpraɪvɪt/、chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/、separate（形容词）/ˈsepərət/ 发 /ət/，不要受拼写影响。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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