The verb is pronounced /'estɪmeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'estɪmət/. 动词读作 /'estɪmeɪt/，名词读作 /'estɪmət/。
1 VERB 估算;估价 If you estimate a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgment or calculation of it. 估算;估价 [Also VERB with quote]
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Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object. [VERB wh]
尽力估算一下达到一个近距离目标需要多少步。
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I estimate that the total cost for treatment will be $12,500. [VERB that]
我估计治疗费用总共会有12,500美元。
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He estimated the speed of the winds from the degree of damage. [VERB noun]
他根据破坏的程度估算风速。
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Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent. [VERB noun + at]
一些分析家估计它现在的普及率在10%左右。
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His personal riches were estimated at £68 million. [V n at amount]
估计他的个人资产达到6,800万英镑。
SYN calculate roughly, value, guess, judge
2 N-COUNT 估算;估价 An estimate is an approximate calculation of a quantity or value. 估算;估价
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...the official estimate of the election result. [+ of/for]
竞选结果的官方预测
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This figure is five times the original estimate.
这个数据是最初估算的5倍。
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A recent estimate was that factories were undermanned by about 30 per cent.
最新估算表明工厂的人员不足达30%左右。
SYN approximate calculation, guess, reckoning, assessment
3 N-COUNT [oft with poss] 评价;评估;判断 An estimate is a judgment about a person or situation which you make based on the available evidence. 评价;评估;判断
SYN assessment, opinion, belief, appraisal
4 N-COUNT 估算单;预算书 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. 估算单;预算书
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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