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. 计算

From this you can calculate the total mass in the Galaxy. 据此，你可以计算出银河系的总质量。

We calculate that the average size farm in Lancaster County is 65 acres. 我们算出兰开斯特郡的农场平均面积为65英亩。

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. 估计; 推测

I believe I am capable of calculating the political consequences accurately. 我认为自己能够正确地预测出各种政治后果。