单词	calculating
释义	calculatingcal‧cu‧lat‧ing /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪŋ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Over the years his experiences had turned him into someone who was both calculating and ruthless. She was a cold, calculating criminal. Yarbrough was a calculating troublemaker. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS How strange to think that Luke's calculating message had been lying here in the shop since the day before. Mr Reagan pulled off his political con-trick through a mixture of calculating charm and genuine niceness. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorbad in a clever way► calculating making careful and clever plans in order to get what you want, without caring about what happens to other people: · She was a cold, calculating criminal.· Over the years his experiences had turned him into someone who was both calculating and ruthless. ► scheming always trying to cleverly control situations in order to get what you want, especially by deceiving other people: · Blakemore was a cold, scheming man who could not be trusted.· Collins is best-known as the scheming Alexis Colby from the television series, "Dynasty." Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivecalculable ≠ incalculablecalculatedcalculatingnouncalculationcalculatorverbcalculateadverbcalculatedly thinking carefully about how to get exactly what you want, often without caring about anyone else – used to show disapproval:  He gave her a calculating look.
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