miscalculate

英 [ˌmɪs'kælkjuleɪt] 美 [ˌmɪs'kælkjuleɪt]

• v. 误算；误估

英英释义

Verb:

1. judge incorrectly;

   "I had misestimated his determination"
   

2. calculate incorrectly;

   "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The salesman miscalculate the discount, so we hardly break even on the deal.
   营销员算错了折扣，因此我们很难在这笔交易上做到不盈不亏。
2. Even if their politicians catastrophically miscalculate, their military knows they can't compete.
   就算他们的政客判断出现严重失误，军队那边也决不会不知道自己有几斤几两。

经典引文

• The conspirators found that they had miscalculated.

  出自： Ld Macaulay

• They never contemplated..military conquest..and entirely miscalculated the spirit of the people.

  出自： E. Waugh

近反义词

【近义词】

• misjudge 判断错误
• misunderstand 误解
• underestimate 低估
• get it wrong 算错(误解)
• misconstrue 误解
• overestimate 过高估计
• overrate 评价过高
• overvalue 对 ... 估价过高...
• underrate 低估
• undervalue 低估价值
• misestimate 错估