undervalue

英 [ˌʌndəˈvæljuː]

美 [ˌʌndərˈvæljuː]

v.  低估; 对…认识不足; 轻视

过去分词：undervalued　第三人称单数：undervalues　过去式：undervalued　现在分词：undervaluing　复数：undervalues　

经济

Collins.1 / BNC.14849 / COCA.17921

牛津词典

verb

• 低估；对…认识不足；轻视
  to not recognize how good, valuable or important sb/sth really is
  1. Education is currently undervalued in this country.
     现在这个国家对教育重视不够。
  2. He believes his house has been undervalued.
     他认为自己的房子估值太低。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 低估；轻视；小看
  If youundervaluesomething or someone, you fail to recognize how valuable or important they are.
  1. We must never undervalue freedom...
     我们决不能低估自由的价值。
  2. Many companies deal with their female employees in a way that undervalues them.
     许多公司轻视女员工。

英英释义

verb

• lose in value
  1. The dollar depreciated again
  Synonym:depreciatedevaluatedevalue
• esteem lightly
• assign too low a value to
  1. Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
  Synonym:underestimate

双语例句

• We tend to overvalue money and undervalue art.
  我们容易过于重视金钱而轻视艺术。
• Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.
  珍视你自己的感情，切勿低估它的价值。
• I understand their concerns, but they undervalue me and consider my work capability to be zero.
  我理解他们的担忧，但是他们低估了我，认为我的工作能力是零。
• We must never undervalue freedom
  我们决不能低估自由的价值。
• Many companies deal with their female employees in a way that undervalues them.
  许多公司轻视女员工。
• But we can't undervalue the role of speaking: it's the cure for a psychological wound, curing the wound inflicted on China by a thousand years of autocracy.
  但不要小看说话的作用：它是心理疗伤，疗中国千年专制之伤。
• Teachers and middle-class parents undervalue kids'preferences, but I think we need to give up being so uptight about children's choices in books.
  教师和中产阶级父母低估了孩子的偏好，但我认为我们需要放弃我们对孩子选择书籍的严格管束。
• We generally tend to overvalue money and undervalue art.
  我们一般倾向于把金钱看得过重而低估艺术的价值。
• But rich countries undervalue women as well.
  但在富裕国家中也同样低估女性的价值。
• Surely you realise I don't undervalue you.
  你一定意识到我没有小看你。