underrate

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Definitions

v.

To underestimate the value, ability, or importance of someone or something.

低估;看轻

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
underbelow, insufficiently
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Common Collocations

  • 1.grossly underrated严重低估
  • 2.underrate someone's ability低估某人的能力
  • 3.underrated talent被低估的才华
  • 4.widely underrated普遍被低估

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Critics consistently underrated her talent until she won the award.

  • 2.

    Never underrate the importance of good communication in the workplace.

  • 3.

    The opposing team was underrated, and we paid the price for our overconfidence.

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