calculation
noun uk/ˌkæl.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌkæl.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
(NUMBERS)
B2 [ C or U ]算,计算
the process of using information you already have and adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing numbers to judge the number or amount of something
The calculations that you did/made contained a few inaccuracies. 你的计算有几处不准确。
- More examples
- I spent hours doing that calculation and I still got the answer wrong.
- She made a rough calculation of the likely cost.
- We used different methods of calculation, but we both got the same result.
- a numerical calculation
- According to my calculations, we're still two thousand pounds short.
(PERSON)
[ U ]算计
careful planning to control a situation for your own advantage in a way that is slightly unpleasant and causes people not to trust you
There's an element of calculation in his behaviour that makes me distrust him. 他的行为透着些许算计,让我不信任他。