英语词汇“calculate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

calculatecalculate /ˈkælkyəˌleɪt/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYcalculate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of calculare, from calculus stone used in counting

VERB TABLE

calculate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	calculate
	he, she, it	calculates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	calculated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have calculated
	he, she, it	has calculated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had calculated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will calculate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have calculated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am calculating
	he, she, it	is calculating
	you, we, they	are calculating
Past	I, he, she, it	was calculating
	you, we, they	were calculating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been calculating
	he, she, it	has been calculating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been calculating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be calculating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been calculating

COLLOCATIONS► calculate how much/many etc.

Use the formula to calculate how much water is wasted.

1math to measure something or find out how much something will cost, how long something will take, etc., by using numbers SYN figure out: These instruments calculate distances precisely.calculate (that) Scientists have calculated that the sample is over 100,000 years old.calculate something on something Rates are calculated on an hourly basis.calculate how much/many etc. Use the formula to calculate how much water is wasted.2to guess something using as many facts as you can find: It’s difficult to calculate what effect the changes will have.3be calculated to do something to be intended to have a particular effect: The commercials are calculated to attract young single consumers. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of calculare, from calculus stone used in counting]calculate on something phrasal verb if you calculate on something, you are depending on it for your plans to succeed: calculate on somebody/something doing something Ken hadn’t calculated on Williams refusing his offer.