/ˈkælkjuleɪt ||; ˈkælkjəˌlet/verb[T] 1 to find sth out by using mathematics; to work sth out （用数学方法）计算，算出: It's difficult to calculate how long the project will take. 要算出这个工程要干多久是很难的。
2 to consider or expect sth 考虑；预料: We calculated that the advantages would be greater than the disadvantages. 我们认为利大于弊。
be calculated to do sth to be intended or designed to do sth 以…为目的:
His remark was clearly calculated to annoy me. 他批评我的目的显然是要烦扰我。