0 to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something -- 低估；（對…）估計不足
Originally the contractor gave me a price of €2,000, but now they say they underestimated and it's going to be at least €3,000. 起初建築商向我報價2000歐元，但現在他們說當初估價過低，至少要3000歐元。
Don't underestimate the difficulties of getting both parties to the conference table. 要讓雙方坐下來談判，難度不可小覷。
1 to fail to understand how strong, skilful, intelligent, or determined someone, especially a competitor, is -- 低估，輕視（尤指競爭對手）
He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.
They've seriously underestimated the cost of the building project.
It seems that we've seriously underestimated just how long this process will take.
Although forecasted salary growth rates and deferred compensation appear to be underestimated, forecasted salaries demonstrate little bias for lower-paid public employees.
Firstly, passive surveillance generally identifies disease serious enough to warrant seeking medical attention, and thus underestimates overall morbidity in the community.
I have argued that constitutional patriotism underestimates (and sometimes misunderstands) the role of particularist political cultures in grounding universalistic principles of democracy and justice.
