Definition of calculating in English:

calculating

adjective ˈkalkjʊleɪtɪŋˈkælkjəˌleɪdɪŋ

Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way.
工于心计的，有算计的
he was a coolly calculating, ruthless man
他是个极有心计的冷酷男人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, I am concerned that without such a change the whole bill looks more cynical and calculating than the Minister probably intends.
- Strydom was at his shrewd and most calculating best.
- It is difficult to judge a man as calculating when he seems so natural.
- Mr Latham said it suggested ‘a devious and calculating mind well able to think about what he needed to do to distract attention away from himself’.
- They're cunning, they're devious, they're calculating.
- I was quite struck by the image used for that tour, because it does not seem an accident, it seems very well designed in a calculating fashion.
- He paused for a moment, with a spreading calculating smile designed to draw the others in.
- At one extreme, imagine genetically engineered minds devoid of conscience or empathy and at the same time highly calculating and ruthless in the pursuit of their own desires.
- This is not the undertaking of a benevolent nation helping another in the spirit of friendship and trust, but a cold calculating act designed to crush the human spirit and bring about the death of hope.
- So our military has to be very shrewd, very calculating and I think that they are laying out those plans.
- There's something very calculating and manipulative about how he does things.
- Mrs Cunningham gave me a calculating look over my sketchpad that was filled with spite and dislike.
- The movie presents her not just as ambitious talent; we also see the shrewdly calculating side that propelled her into the spotlight.
- Clearly the robots take the long-term view on this one, as they would, what with being utilitarian calculating machines designed for the preservation of life.
- Whatever the reason, his public persona seems guarded and calculating and his repeated protestations of humility usually fall flat.
- Likewise, the promotion of the controversy by national manufacturers' associations has been calculating and disingenuous.
- Underneath the mane of blonde hair was a ruthless calculating brain.
- It was decidedly hard to do with Mr Cunningham's cold, judging, calculating eyes were staring at us.
- Both of these ladies bided their time and proved to be quite calculating and ruthless.
- When viewers meet her, Claire is a determined, rather calculating career woman, an ambitious lawyer working for the Prosecution Service.
Synonyms
cunning, crafty, wily, shrewd, scheming, devious, designing, conniving, manipulative, Machiavellian, artful, guileful, slippery, slick, sly, disingenuous, unscrupulous
informal foxy
South African informal slim
archaic subtle

Derivatives

calculatingly

adverb

He faced Sabre with calmness, looking on at him calculatingly.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘You don't only like my dad,’ he remarked calculatingly, ‘but you love him.’
- What is wrong is to forget that these practices, and their reception, the reactions to them, really are expressions of our moral attitudes and not merely devices we calculatingly employ for regulative purposes.
- Martha is the attractive, sexy one, successful as an actress and calculatingly bad-natured.
- You simply look at these 42 recommendations and you see the problems laid out coldly and calculatingly about the problems for our nation in this agreement.
- Instead it is a political programme of which different sections of the academic criminological fraternity are simultaneously disdainful and calculatingly and opportunistically respectful.
- The character is calculatingly amoral, but his attitude is somewhat academic and mechanically uninvolved, and the audience resists the natural urge to expect his comeuppance, which in the real world may never come anyway.
- Her renowned beauty is a snare that she calculatingly and opportunistically utilises to manipulate men like Paris in her insatiable quest for sensual pleasures and luxurious living.
- And so they deliberately, consciously, calculatingly, ignored intelligence about the problems that would ensue.
- She walked slowly up the faded green wooden stairs, strutted confidently over the porch and stopped calculatingly right in front of the cause of that loud bellowing voice.
- But the transfer of white collar jobs, high tech jobs as a matter of fact, has the potential for seriously undercutting the advantages that the West has calculatingly enshrined into the global trade system for decades.
- The Secretary of State has therefore concluded that you have calculatingly failed to provide this information so as to prevent him from establishing you true date of arrival.
- The captain again advanced towards Alexander, but more slowly and calculatingly, having ascertained the skill of his foe.
- Yet we are contradictory here too, being notably welcoming towards foreigners and often calculatingly vicious towards millions of our fellow-citizens.
- Only this administration is violating it - knowingly, deliberately and calculatingly.
- This calculatingly false old woman is presenting us with a travesty of Romantic passion, just as she overwhelms the natural with the artificial.
- To deliberately and calculatingly depict public people as shallow, intolerant, cold and inept, with no truths or facts to back up the portrayals, is nothing short of malevolent.
- Her green eyes studied Tyler calculatingly, weighing her options; an act that Tyler never saw.
- It's great fun watching him tear into this role, knowingly and calculatingly overacting.
- Too snobby and remote or too calculatingly ambitious?

Definition of calculating in US English:

calculating

adjectiveˈkalkyəˌlādiNGˈkælkjəˌleɪdɪŋ

Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way.
工于心计的，有算计的
he was a coolly calculating, ruthless man
他是个极有心计的冷酷男人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Strydom was at his shrewd and most calculating best.
- They're cunning, they're devious, they're calculating.
- It is difficult to judge a man as calculating when he seems so natural.
- When viewers meet her, Claire is a determined, rather calculating career woman, an ambitious lawyer working for the Prosecution Service.
- The movie presents her not just as ambitious talent; we also see the shrewdly calculating side that propelled her into the spotlight.
- At one extreme, imagine genetically engineered minds devoid of conscience or empathy and at the same time highly calculating and ruthless in the pursuit of their own desires.
- Indeed, I am concerned that without such a change the whole bill looks more cynical and calculating than the Minister probably intends.
- This is not the undertaking of a benevolent nation helping another in the spirit of friendship and trust, but a cold calculating act designed to crush the human spirit and bring about the death of hope.
- So our military has to be very shrewd, very calculating and I think that they are laying out those plans.
- Mrs Cunningham gave me a calculating look over my sketchpad that was filled with spite and dislike.
- Whatever the reason, his public persona seems guarded and calculating and his repeated protestations of humility usually fall flat.
- Clearly the robots take the long-term view on this one, as they would, what with being utilitarian calculating machines designed for the preservation of life.
- Likewise, the promotion of the controversy by national manufacturers' associations has been calculating and disingenuous.
- I was quite struck by the image used for that tour, because it does not seem an accident, it seems very well designed in a calculating fashion.
- He paused for a moment, with a spreading calculating smile designed to draw the others in.
- There's something very calculating and manipulative about how he does things.
- Both of these ladies bided their time and proved to be quite calculating and ruthless.
- It was decidedly hard to do with Mr Cunningham's cold, judging, calculating eyes were staring at us.
- Mr Latham said it suggested ‘a devious and calculating mind well able to think about what he needed to do to distract attention away from himself’.
- Underneath the mane of blonde hair was a ruthless calculating brain.
Synonyms
cunning, crafty, wily, shrewd, scheming, devious, designing, conniving, manipulative, machiavellian, artful, guileful, slippery, slick, sly, disingenuous, unscrupulous

单词	calculating
释义	Definition of calculating in English: calculating adjective ˈkalkjʊleɪtɪŋˈkælkjəˌleɪdɪŋ Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way. 工于心计的，有算计的 he was a coolly calculating, ruthless man 他是个极有心计的冷酷男人。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, I am concerned that without such a change the whole bill looks more cynical and calculating than the Minister probably intends. Strydom was at his shrewd and most calculating best. It is difficult to judge a man as calculating when he seems so natural. Mr Latham said it suggested ‘a devious and calculating mind well able to think about what he needed to do to distract attention away from himself’. They're cunning, they're devious, they're calculating. I was quite struck by the image used for that tour, because it does not seem an accident, it seems very well designed in a calculating fashion. He paused for a moment, with a spreading calculating smile designed to draw the others in. At one extreme, imagine genetically engineered minds devoid of conscience or empathy and at the same time highly calculating and ruthless in the pursuit of their own desires. This is not the undertaking of a benevolent nation helping another in the spirit of friendship and trust, but a cold calculating act designed to crush the human spirit and bring about the death of hope. So our military has to be very shrewd, very calculating and I think that they are laying out those plans. There's something very calculating and manipulative about how he does things. Mrs Cunningham gave me a calculating look over my sketchpad that was filled with spite and dislike. The movie presents her not just as ambitious talent; we also see the shrewdly calculating side that propelled her into the spotlight. Clearly the robots take the long-term view on this one, as they would, what with being utilitarian calculating machines designed for the preservation of life. Whatever the reason, his public persona seems guarded and calculating and his repeated protestations of humility usually fall flat. Likewise, the promotion of the controversy by national manufacturers' associations has been calculating and disingenuous. Underneath the mane of blonde hair was a ruthless calculating brain. It was decidedly hard to do with Mr Cunningham's cold, judging, calculating eyes were staring at us. Both of these ladies bided their time and proved to be quite calculating and ruthless. When viewers meet her, Claire is a determined, rather calculating career woman, an ambitious lawyer working for the Prosecution Service. Synonyms cunning, crafty, wily, shrewd, scheming, devious, designing, conniving, manipulative, Machiavellian, artful, guileful, slippery, slick, sly, disingenuous, unscrupulous informal foxy South African informal slim archaic subtle Derivatives calculatingly adverb He faced Sabre with calmness, looking on at him calculatingly. Example sentencesExamples ‘You don't only like my dad,’ he remarked calculatingly, ‘but you love him.’ What is wrong is to forget that these practices, and their reception, the reactions to them, really are expressions of our moral attitudes and not merely devices we calculatingly employ for regulative purposes. Martha is the attractive, sexy one, successful as an actress and calculatingly bad-natured. You simply look at these 42 recommendations and you see the problems laid out coldly and calculatingly about the problems for our nation in this agreement. Instead it is a political programme of which different sections of the academic criminological fraternity are simultaneously disdainful and calculatingly and opportunistically respectful. The character is calculatingly amoral, but his attitude is somewhat academic and mechanically uninvolved, and the audience resists the natural urge to expect his comeuppance, which in the real world may never come anyway. Her renowned beauty is a snare that she calculatingly and opportunistically utilises to manipulate men like Paris in her insatiable quest for sensual pleasures and luxurious living. And so they deliberately, consciously, calculatingly, ignored intelligence about the problems that would ensue. She walked slowly up the faded green wooden stairs, strutted confidently over the porch and stopped calculatingly right in front of the cause of that loud bellowing voice. But the transfer of white collar jobs, high tech jobs as a matter of fact, has the potential for seriously undercutting the advantages that the West has calculatingly enshrined into the global trade system for decades. The Secretary of State has therefore concluded that you have calculatingly failed to provide this information so as to prevent him from establishing you true date of arrival. The captain again advanced towards Alexander, but more slowly and calculatingly, having ascertained the skill of his foe. Yet we are contradictory here too, being notably welcoming towards foreigners and often calculatingly vicious towards millions of our fellow-citizens. Only this administration is violating it - knowingly, deliberately and calculatingly. This calculatingly false old woman is presenting us with a travesty of Romantic passion, just as she overwhelms the natural with the artificial. To deliberately and calculatingly depict public people as shallow, intolerant, cold and inept, with no truths or facts to back up the portrayals, is nothing short of malevolent. Her green eyes studied Tyler calculatingly, weighing her options; an act that Tyler never saw. It's great fun watching him tear into this role, knowingly and calculatingly overacting. Too snobby and remote or too calculatingly ambitious? Definition of calculating in US English: calculating adjectiveˈkalkyəˌlādiNGˈkælkjəˌleɪdɪŋ Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way. 工于心计的，有算计的 he was a coolly calculating, ruthless man 他是个极有心计的冷酷男人。 Example sentencesExamples Strydom was at his shrewd and most calculating best. They're cunning, they're devious, they're calculating. It is difficult to judge a man as calculating when he seems so natural. When viewers meet her, Claire is a determined, rather calculating career woman, an ambitious lawyer working for the Prosecution Service. The movie presents her not just as ambitious talent; we also see the shrewdly calculating side that propelled her into the spotlight. At one extreme, imagine genetically engineered minds devoid of conscience or empathy and at the same time highly calculating and ruthless in the pursuit of their own desires. Indeed, I am concerned that without such a change the whole bill looks more cynical and calculating than the Minister probably intends. This is not the undertaking of a benevolent nation helping another in the spirit of friendship and trust, but a cold calculating act designed to crush the human spirit and bring about the death of hope. So our military has to be very shrewd, very calculating and I think that they are laying out those plans. Mrs Cunningham gave me a calculating look over my sketchpad that was filled with spite and dislike. Whatever the reason, his public persona seems guarded and calculating and his repeated protestations of humility usually fall flat. Clearly the robots take the long-term view on this one, as they would, what with being utilitarian calculating machines designed for the preservation of life. Likewise, the promotion of the controversy by national manufacturers' associations has been calculating and disingenuous. I was quite struck by the image used for that tour, because it does not seem an accident, it seems very well designed in a calculating fashion. He paused for a moment, with a spreading calculating smile designed to draw the others in. There's something very calculating and manipulative about how he does things. Both of these ladies bided their time and proved to be quite calculating and ruthless. It was decidedly hard to do with Mr Cunningham's cold, judging, calculating eyes were staring at us. Mr Latham said it suggested ‘a devious and calculating mind well able to think about what he needed to do to distract attention away from himself’. Underneath the mane of blonde hair was a ruthless calculating brain. Synonyms cunning, crafty, wily, shrewd, scheming, devious, designing, conniving, manipulative, machiavellian, artful, guileful, slippery, slick, sly, disingenuous, unscrupulous
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