释义 |
estimate for sth/doing sth collocation a document or report that tells someone what the probable cost of something will be: How soon can you give me an estimate for the work? He asked them to provide him with a reliable estimate for the cost of the repairs. See
estimate We chose to accept the lowest of the three estimates for the work. I wonder if you could give me an estimate for knocking down a dividing wall between two bedrooms. The preliminary estimate for the entire complex is almost £200 million. An estimate for repairing the cracked chimney and fixing the leaks was £50,000. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Guesses and assumptions a shot in the darkidiom approximation assumption bet conjecturally conjecture counterfactual estimate misestimate misestimation overestimate overestimation preception proposition re-estimate rough estimate sneaking speculation speculatively suspicion |