calculate
verb[T]
uk/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/us/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/B2
tojudgethenumberoramountof something by using theinformationthat you already have, andadding, taking away,multiplying, ordividingnumbers:
算,计算Thecostof thedamagecausedby therecentstormshas been calculatedas/atover £5 million.据计算,近期风暴造成的损失超过了500万英镑。
The newtaxsystemwould be calculatedonthevalueofpropertyownedby anindividual.新税制将按照个人财产价值计算税额。
[+ question word]At somestagewe need to calculatewhen theprojectwill befinished.在一定阶段,我们需要计算一下工程何时会结束。
[+ that]He's calculatedthatit would take him twoyearstosaveup enough for acar.他算了一下要攒两年的钱才够买辆车。
Synonym
computeformal
- He's written apieceofsoftwarewhich calculatesyourtaxreturnsfor you.
- Calculate theresultto twodecimalplaces.
- I'll just calculate thetotal.
- I'mtryingto calculate howlongtheprojectwill take tocomplete.
- Thecomputerwill calculateyourpositionwithpinpointaccuracy.
Calculations & calculating
- algebraic
- algebraically
- algo
- algorithmic
- amount
- calculator
- count
- formula
- guesstimate
- interpolate
- matrix
- miscalculation
- multigrid
- multigroup
- multipole
- non-commutative
- number-crunching
- QED
- root
- triangulation
Phrasal verb
calculate onsomething