Word · Frequency #10477
Fully loadedcompute
计算；估算
to calculate a number or amount using mathematics
- 1.
To reckon, calculate.
计算；估算
计算；估算
In use
Can you compute the total cost of these groceries?
The software computes the distance between the two cities in seconds.
We need to compute how much paint is required for the wall.
compute + noun phrase
compute后直接跟名词短语作宾语。
The engineer computed the total cost of the project.
工程师计算了项目的总成本。
compute + that-clause
compute后接that引导的宾语从句，表示计算结果。
We computed that the distance is about 100 kilometers.
我们计算出距离大约为100公里。
compute + object + from + object
使用from表示计算所依据的数据或来源。
Connections
Collocations
- compute the cost
- 计算成本
- You can use this formula to compute the cost.你可以用这个公式计算成本。
- compute the average
- 计算平均值
- Let's compute the average of these numbers.我们来计算这些数字的平均值。
- compute the distance
- 计算距离
- The app computes the distance between two cities.这个应用可以计算两个城市之间的距离。
- compute the tax
- 计算税额
- She computed the tax and submitted the form.她计算了税额并提交了表格。
- compute the total
- 计算总额
- Please compute the total before we pay.请在我们付款前计算总额。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：computer 去掉 -er 剩下 compute，就是‘计算’这个动作；电脑（computer）用来 compute。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：mathematics、science、technology、finance compute 是比较正式的用词，多用于数学、科学、技术或金融等需要精确计算的场景；日常口语中更常说 calculate 或 work out。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the rhyme /-juːt/ with compute: cute, mute, acute, commute, dispute, and refute are genuine sound matches. Beware lookalikes such as computer /kəmˈpjuːtər/ and computation /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/, which look similar to compute but sound different and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.