overvalued
/ˌəʊ.vəˈvæl.juː/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈovɚvˌæljud] /ˌoʊ.vɚˈvæl.juː/ (ame, ipa)
overvalued — 動詞
- overvaluedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- overvalueds3rd person singular
- overvalueding-ing form
- overvaluededpast simple
1. to treat something as more valuable or important than it really is, especially i
高估；太重視
把價值或重要性看得過高
to treat something as more valuable or important than it really is, especially in business or price judgments
Investors overvalued the company's shares after one successful quarter.
投資人只因公司一季表現亮眼，就高估了它的股票。
overvalued + shares in a market context
The old apartment was overvalued by nearly two million dollars.
那間老公寓被估值過高，足足高了近兩百萬美元。
passive: be overvalued by + amount
During the merger, Christopher overvalued the brand name and ignored weak sales.
在合併談判中，Christopher 高估了品牌名稱的價值，卻忽略了疲弱的銷售。
Ritu overvalued exam scores and forgot how much teamwork mattered at work.
Ritu 太重視考試分數，忘了團隊合作在工作上也很重要。
Before the crash, several banks had overvalued office buildings in the city centre.
崩盤前，好幾家銀行都高估了市中心辦公大樓的價值。
- overestimate
broader and often used for size, difficulty, or ability, not just worth or importance
- overprice
focuses on setting a selling price too high rather than judging total worth
- overrate
more often about praise, reputation, or opinion than financial value
- undervalue
to judge something as worth less or as mattering less than it really does
- underprice
to set a selling price too low
文法句型
overvalued + noun phrase
be overvalued
overvalued + noun phrase + by + amount
用法筆記
Often used with shares, property, currencies, companies, or brands when someone judges them above their real worth. In broader use, the object can be an idea, result, or quality that receives more importance than it deserves.