| 单词 | calculation |
| 释义 | calculationcalculation /ˌkælkyəˈleɪʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable usually plural, uncountable] 1math the act of adding, multiplying, dividing, etc. numbers in order to find out an amount, price, or value: Ellie looked at the report and did some quick calculations.by somebody’s calculations/according to somebody’s calculations By our calculations, it will cost about $12 million to build.2careful planning in order to get what you want: He defeated his opponent with cold political calculation.3when you think carefully about what the probable results will be if you do somethingCOLLOCATIONSverbsdo/make a calculation The children should be able to do that calculation in their heads.perform a calculation formal (=do one) Computers can perform calculations very quickly.adjectivesa simple calculation A simple calculation will show that these figures are incorrect.a rough calculation (=not very detailed or exact) I made a few rough calculations of how much it would cost.a quick/rapid calculation He did a rapid calculation of how much paint he’d need.a detailed calculation Your report must be supported by detailed calculations.complex calculations Computers can be used to handle complex calculations.mathematical/numerical/statistical calculations The pages of the notebook were filled with mathematical calculations.somebody’s calculations are right/correct/accurate Fortunately his calculations were accurate.somebody’s calculations are wrong/inaccurate Some of our calculations were wrong. |
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