undervalue

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undervalue — 動詞

  • undervaluepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • undervalueshe / she / it
  • undervaluedpast simple
  • undervaluing-ing form

1. to judge a person, thing, or quality as having less worth, importance, or price

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

低估；輕忽

把價值或重要性看得太低

to judge a person, thing, or quality as having less worth, importance, or price than it truly has.

例句

Analysts undervalued the family factory because they ignored its loyal customers.

分析師因忽略固定客群，而低估了那家家族工廠的價值。

business context: judge a company as worth too little

Tara felt the coach had undervalued her work during the tournament.

Tara 覺得教練在比賽期間低估了她的努力。

broader use: fail to recognize someone's effort

常見搭配
  • undervalue a company
  • undervalue an asset
  • undervalue someone's contribution
  • seriously undervalue
同義詞
  • underestimate

    broader; often used for size, ability, or difficulty, not worth alone

  • underprice

    narrower and mainly about setting a price too low

  • dismiss

    stronger and often more negative; suggests refusing to take someone or something seriously

反義詞
  • value

    to recognize or respect the worth or importance of someone or something

  • overvalue

    to judge something as worth more or as mattering more than it really does

文法句型

undervalue + noun phrase

be undervalued

undervalue + someone's contribution

用法筆記

Often used when a price, contribution, or level of importance is set too low. The object is usually a person, skill, company, asset, or piece of work whose real worth has not been fully recognized.

常見錯誤

Many managers undervalue about quiet staff.
Many managers undervalue quiet staff.
'undervalue' takes a direct object, not 'about + noun'.

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常用片語

  • be undervalued
  • undervalue someone's contribution
  • undervalue the role of