estimate
翻譯
估計, 估算, 評價
例句
Can you estimate the cost of the repairs?
你能估算一下維修費用嗎?
They estimate that the journey will take two hours.
他們估計這次旅程將花費兩個小時。
The painting was estimated at £5,000.
這幅畫估價為5000英鎊。
文法模式
estimate ((sth.)) 估計(某事物)。對某事物的成本、大小、價值等形成概念。Can you estimate the cost of the repairs?
estimate ((that ...)) 估計(…)。認為某事是真實的或將會發生。They estimate that the journey will take two hours.
estimate ((sth.)) at ((sth.)) 將(某物)估價為(某金額)。猜測某物的價值為特定數額。The painting was estimated at £5,000.
近義詞
同義詞: calculate roughly, approximate, gauge, judge
詞源
源自拉丁語“aestimare”,意為“評價,估價”。
記憶技巧
“estimate”就像“guesstimate”(有根據的猜測)——基於資訊的猜測。