26.2.5. gy. B1B2 (példák)

estimate verb /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ [T] becsül, felbecsül (mennyiséget, költséget, stb.)

Government sources estimate a long-term 50% increase in rail fares.

They estimate that the journey will take at least two weeks.

It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.

The number of dead is estimated at over three hundred.

underestimate verb /ˌʌn.dəˈres.tɪ.meɪt/ [T] 1 alábecsül vmit (költséget, a fontosságát vminek, stb.)

Many people underestimate the cost of owning a car.

We shouldn't underestimate the part that exercise plays in good health.

accuracy noun /ˈæk.jʊ.rə.si/ [U] pontosság, szabatosság

We can predict changes with a surprising degree of accuracy.

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 2 átlag (tipikus, szokásos mennyiség, mérték) [C or U]

An 8-hour working day is about the average.

The audience figures were lower than average for this sort of film.

The quality of candidates was (well) below/above average.

I expect to spend an average of £20 on a meal in a restaurant.

estimate noun /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ [C] becslés (mennyiségé, költségé, stb.); árajánlat, költségvetés

The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.

This is only a rough estimate.

sample noun /ˈsɑːm.pl̩/ [C] 1 minta (a sokaságból) (statisztikai minta)

a random sample of voters

a nationally representative sample of 200 schools

statistics noun /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ [plural] statisztika

Statistics show/suggest that women live longer than men.

According to official statistics, the Japanese work longer hours than workers in most other industrialized countries.

accurate adjective /ˈæk.jʊ.rət/ pontos, hibátlan

accurate information/measurements

She was able to give the police a fairly accurate description of the man.

Her novel is an accurate reflection of life in post-war Spain.

We hope to become more accurate in predicting earthquakes.

approximate adjective /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət/ körülbelüli

The train's approximate time of arrival is 10.30.

Can you give me an approximate idea of the numbers involved?

Phrases and idioms:

three/eight/nine, etc. times háromszor/nyolcszor/kilencszer/stb. (nagyobb, jobb, stb.)

Ben earns three times more than me.

He gets paid nearly three times as much as me.