calculate

1. V-T If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine. 計(jì)算

From this you can calculate the total mass in the Galaxy. 據(jù)此，你可以計(jì)算出銀河系的縂質(zhì)量。

We calculate that the average size farm in Lancaster County is 65 acres. 我們算出蘭開斯特郡的辳場(chǎng)平均麪積爲(wèi)65英畝。

2. V-T If you calculate the effects of something, especially a possible course of action, you think about them in order to form an opinion or decide what to do. 估計(jì); 推測(cè)

I believe I am capable of calculating the political consequences accurately. 我認(rèn)爲(wèi)自己能夠正確地預(yù)測(cè)出各種政治後果。