calculate verb ⇨calculate (calculate the volume of sth)⇨estimate (calculate that hundreds of species may be affected)calculate
verb
➡ See also the entries for count and estimateverb另見count條和estimate動詞詞條calculate ♦︎ work sth out ♦︎ compute ♦︎ quantify ♦︎ figure sth out ♦︎ figure ♦︎ put a figure on sthThese words all mean to use numbers to find or express a total.這些詞均表示計算總數。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to calculate / compute / figure sth at 400, $1 000, 25%, etc.◆to calculate / work out / compute / quantify / figure out / figure / put a figure on how much / how many ...◆to calculate / work out / figure out / figure that ...◆to calculate / work out / compute / quantify / figure out / figure / put a figure on the cost / number / amount (of sth)◆to calculate / work out / compute a total◆to calculate sth / work sth out / quantify sth / figure sth out exactly■calculate [transitive, intransitive] (ratherformal) to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, size, distance or level計算;算出◆Use the formula to calculate the volume of the container.用公式計算容器的容積。◆The sum involved was calculated at $82 million.經計算,相關費用總額爲8 200萬元。◆It has been calculated that at least 47 000 jobs were lost last year.據估算,去年至少流失了47 000份工作。 see also calculate ⇨ estimateverb, calculation ⇨ estimatenoun■ˌwork sth ˈout
phrasal verb
(ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) to calculate sth計算;算出◆I just need a minute to work out the answer.我只需一會兒就能算出答案。◆I can't work this out-have you got a calculator?我算不出來,你有計算器嗎?◆You'll need to work out how much time the assignment will take.你需要算出完成這項任務需要多長時間。■compute kəmˈpjuːt [transitive] (formal) to calculate sth計算◆The losses were computed at £5 million.損失經計算爲500萬英鎊。NOTE辨析 Calculate, work sth out or compute?Calculate is the most frequent of these words in written English, but work sth out is the most frequent in spoken English. It is used especially to describe small, quick calculations done by people. Compute is used in formal, written English, especially to describe calculations done by a machine.在這些詞中,calculate最常用於書面語,work sth out則最常用於口語,且尤指人工進行的小型、快速的計算。compute用於正式的書面語,尤指機器進行的計算。■quantifyˈkwɒntɪfaɪ; NAmEˈkwɑːntɪfaɪ [transitive] (ratherformal) to describe or express sth as an amount or number以數量表述;量化◆The risks to health are impossible to quantify.對健康的風險是無法用數量表示的。■ˌfigure sth ˈout
phrasal verb
(informal) to calculate an amount or the cost of sth計算(數量或成本)◆Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?你算出旅行要花多少錢了嗎?■figure [transitive] (NAmE) to calculate an amount or the cost of sth計算(數量或成本)◆We figured the attendance at 150 000.我們估計有15萬人參加。 see also figure ⇨ estimateverbNOTE辨析 Figure sth out or figure?Figure is only used in American English; figure sth out is used in both British and American English. However, it cannot be used with at to give a total. * figure只用於美式英語;figure sth out在美式和英式英語中均可使用。但在給出總數時,不能用figure sth out at◆We figured out the attendence at 150 000.■put a figure on sth
idiom
(usually used in questions and negative statements通常用於疑問句和否定陳述) to say the exact price or number of sth給出⋯的定價;說出⋯的準確數字◆It's impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in the country.無法確定該國無家可歸者的人數。