mismeasure
verb [ T ] (also mis-measure) uk/mɪsˈmeʒ.ər/ us/ˌmɪsˈmeʒ.ɚ/
错误计量，错误测量
to fail to measure the size, amount, value, or importance of something correctly
The contractors mismeasured the driveway and therefore didn't provide an accurate price for fixing the drainage.
People are asking whether we might be mis-measuring economic growth. 人们在问我们是否可能错误地衡量了经济的增长。
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- It was alleged that the companies either mismeasured or underreported gas production, thus depriving the government of its share of the royalties.
- The landowners say that the company mismeasured the original lots, leaving out large areas behind each of the homes.
- If the dough is too wet, you probably mis-measured the ingredients.