calculate

vt. & vi.

1. 计算, 估计
   • Have you calculated the result?
     你算出结果来了吗?
   • I calculated that the trip would take two days.
     我估计这段路程要走两天时间。
   • I'll calculate what it will cost.
     我要估计一下那要花多少钱。
   • The scientist could not calculate when the spaceship would reach the Jupiter.
     那位科学家没有算出那艘宇宙飞船什么时候会到达木星。
   • Astronomers can calculate when there will be eclipses of the sun and moon.
     天文学家可以算出何时发生日食和月食。
2. 打算, 旨在
   • Emotional people don't stop to calculate.
     感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
   • This advertisement is calculated to attract the attention of housewives.
     这个广告旨在吸引家庭主妇们的注意力。
   • The speech was calculated to win votes.
     那演说意在争取选票。