miscalculate
verbVerb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they miscalculate | |
he / she / it miscalculates | |
past simple miscalculated | |
past participle miscalculated | |
-ing form miscalculating |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to estimate an amount, a figure, a measurement, etc. wrongly 错误地估计;误算 - miscalculate (something)
They had seriously miscalculated the effect of inflation. 关于通货膨胀的影响,他们的判断严重失误。 - miscalculate how long, how much, etc…
He had miscalculated how long the trip would take. 这次旅行要花多少时间,他当时估计错了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- grossly
- seriously
- …
- miscalculate (something)
- [transitive, intransitive] miscalculate (something) | miscalculate how, what, etc…
to judge a situation wrongly synonym misjudge(对形势)判断错误 Extra ExamplesHe miscalculated badly, forgetting that his opponent was much quicker than him. 他算错得很厉害,忘记了他的对手比他快得多。 She had seriously miscalculated the risk involved. 她严重误判了所涉及的风险。 The government had seriously miscalculated the effects of the cuts on ordinary families. 政府严重误判了削减对普通家庭的影响。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- grossly
- seriously
- …