undervalue

/ˌʌndəˈvæljuː/ verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

低估；看轻；对…估价过低

释义与例句

verb 低估；看轻；对…估价过低
to value or assess someone or something at too low a value
  1. Don't undervalue the importance of sleep.
    不要低估睡眠的重要性。
  2. The company's stock was undervalued by the market.
    该公司的股票被市场低估了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She felt undervalued in her old job.
    她在以前的工作中觉得自己被看轻了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 under（不足）+ value（估价）= 估价过低 → 低估

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • overvalue 高估
    opposite; to value too highly
同义词
  • underrate 低估；看低
    underrate and undervalue are very close in meaning
    People often underrate his abilities. 人们常常低估他的能力。
反义词
  • overvalue 高估
    overvalue means to value too highly, the direct opposite
    Investors tend to overvalue trendy stocks. 投资者往往高估热门股票。
常见搭配
  • undervalue someone's work 低估某人的工作
    The manager tended to undervalue his employees' work. 经理往往低估员工的工作。
  • undervalue assets 低估资产
    The report warned against undervaluing company assets. 报告警告不要低估公司资产。
  • undervalue a contribution 低估贡献
    It is unfair to undervalue her contribution to the project. 低估她对项目的贡献是不公平的。