The verb is pronounced 'estɪmeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'estɪmət/. 動詞讀作 /'estɪmeɪt/,名詞讀作 /'estɪmət/。
1 VERB 估算;估價 If you
estimate a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgment or calculation of it.
估算;估價 [Also VERB with quote] -
Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object. [VERB wh]
盡力估算一下達到一個近距離目標需要多少步。
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I estimate that the total cost for treatment will be $12,500. [VERB that]
我估計治療費用總共會有12,500美元。
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He estimated the speed of the winds from the degree of damage. [VERB noun]
他根據破壞的程度估算風速。
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Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent. [VERB noun + at]
一些分析家估計它現在的普及率在10%左右。
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His personal riches were estimated at £68 million. [V n at amount]
估計他的個人資産達到6,800萬英鎊。
2 N-COUNT 估算;估價 An
estimate is an approximate calculation of a quantity or value.
估算;估價 -
...the official estimate of the election result. [+ of/for]
競選結果的官方預測
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This figure is five times the original estimate.
這個數據是最初估算的5倍。
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A recent estimate was that factories were undermanned by about 30 per cent.
最新估算表明工廠的人員不足達30%左右。
3 N-COUNT [oft with poss] 評價;評估;判斷 An
estimate is a judgment about a person or situation which you make based on the available evidence.
評價;評估;判斷 4 N-COUNT 估算單;預算書 An
estimate from someone who you employ to do a job for you, such as a builder or a plumber, is a written statement of how much the job is likely to cost.
估算單;預算書 ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | estimate Also look up: |
VERB. | appraise, gauge, guess, judge; (ant.) calculate 1 |
N. | evaluation, guess 2 appraisal, valuation 3 |
Word Partnership | Use estimate with: |
ADJ. | best estimate, conservative estimate, rough estimate 2 original estimate 2 4 |
VERB. | make an estimate 2 4 |
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