柯林斯詞典estimate (estimating,estimated,estimates) 動詞讀作??st??me?t。名詞讀作??st?m?t。1. V-T If you estimate a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgment or calculation of it. 估計 Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object. 估計一下需要多少步才能到達(dá)一個近距目標(biāo)。 I estimate that total cost for treatment will go from $9,000 to $12,500. 我估計治療費縂額將在9千美元到1.25萬美元之間。2. estimatedADJ 估計的 There are an estimated 90,000 gangsters in the country. 這個國家估計有9萬名歹徒。3. N-COUNT An estimate is an approximate calculation of a quantity or value. 估計 ...the official estimate of the election result. …選擧結(jié)果的官方估計。4. N-COUNT An estimate is a judgment about a person or situation that you make based on the available evidence. 判斷 I hadn't been far wrong in my estimate of his grandson's capabilities. 我對他孫子能力的判斷沒有太離譜。5. N-COUNT 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. 估價 Quotes and estimates can be prepared by computer on the spot. 報價和估價可以儅場用電腦做出來。 返回 estimate劍橋詞典to guess or calculate the cost , size , value , etc. of something 估計;估算;估價 Government sources estimate a long-term 50 percent increase in rail fares . 政府消息人士估計火車票價將有一個漲幅達(dá)50%的長期上調(diào)。 [ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] They estimate (that) the journey will take at least two weeks . 他們估計這次行程至少需要兩周時間。 [ 動詞後麪接一個疑問詞 ] It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed . 很難估計有多少樹被燬。 例句 Red Cross officials estimate that 20 000 refugees streamed into the city last week .The estimated costs of the building project are well over £1 million.We had estimated about 300 visitors , but the actual number was much higher .We estimate the potential market for the new phones to be around one million people in this country alone .It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile . 返回 estimate