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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。
低估；估计过低；看轻
underrating — present participle of underrate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
低估；估计过低；看轻
make too low an estimate of; underestimate
Don't underrate your opponent.
不要低估你的对手。
低估；对......评价过低；估计不足。
To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
underrate
Base
原形
underrates
3rd person
第三人称单数
underrating
-ing
现在分词
underrated
Past
过去式
underrated
Past participle
过去分词
People often underrate the difficulty of learning a new language.
人们常常低估学习一门新语言的难度。
The team underrated their opponent and lost the match.
那支队伍低估了对手，结果输掉了比赛。
We have underrated the impact of climate change for too long.
我们长期以来一直低估了气候变化的影响。
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。
Don't underrate the difficulty of learning a new language.
不要低估学习一门新语言的难度。
Many people underrate the value of a good night's sleep.
许多人低估了良好夜间睡眠的价值。
She felt her boss underrated her contribution to the project.
她觉得老板低估了她对项目的贡献。
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。
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。
Not this
Don't underrate about the importance of sleep.
Use this
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。
Not this
The movie is very underrate, so few people went to see it.
Use this
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。
Not this
He always underrates, so his team often loses.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
低估……的重要性
Never underrate the importance of sleep.
永远不要低估睡眠的重要性。
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。
低估你的对手
It's a mistake to underrate your opponent.
低估对手是个错误。
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。
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。
低估……的力量
Never underrate the power of a good question.
永远不要低估一个好问题的力量。
Use underrating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 rate（评价）放在 under（下面），评价偏低＝低估。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.