1
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。
计算；估算
computing — present participle of compute
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
计算；估算
to calculate a number or amount using mathematics
The engineer computed the total cost of the project.
工程师计算了项目的总成本。
计算；估算
To reckon, calculate.
compute
Base
原形
computes
3rd person
第三人称单数
computing
-ing
现在分词
computed
Past
过去式
computed
Past participle
过去分词
I compute the answer.
我计算答案。
She computed the total.
她计算了总数。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Can you compute the total cost of these groceries?
你能计算一下这些食品杂货的总费用吗？
The software computes the distance between the two cities in seconds.
这个软件能在几秒钟内计算出两个城市之间的距离。
We need to compute how much paint is required for the wall.
我们需要计算粉刷这面墙需要多少油漆。
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。
使用from表示计算所依据的数据或来源。
The researcher computed the average income from the survey data.
研究人员根据调查数据计算了平均收入。
Not this
The compute was accurate.
Use this
The computation was accurate.
中文将“计算”既作动词又作名词，但英语中“compute”仅为动词；作名词时应使用“computation”。
Not this
I need to compute my expenses for this month.
Use this
I need to calculate my expenses for this month.
在日常非技术性语境中，“calculate”比“compute”更自然；“compute”通常用于数学或技术领域。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
计算税额
She computed the tax and submitted the form.
她计算了税额并提交了表格。
计算总额
Please compute the total before we pay.
请在我们付款前计算总额。
不合逻辑；说不通
His explanation sounds fine, but something doesn't compute.
他的解释听起来没问题，但有些地方说不通。
无法计算的；难以估量的
The damage caused by the flood is beyond compute.
洪水造成的损失无法估量。
计算的目的在于洞察，而非数字。
Richard Hamming, a mathematician and computer scientist, wrote this in his 1962 book Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers. It emphasizes that computation should produce understanding, not just numeric output, and is widely cited in science and computing education.
数学家兼计算机科学家理查德·汉明在1962年出版的《数值方法》中写下这句话。它强调计算应带来对事物的理解，而不仅仅是数字结果，在科学和计算机教育中被广泛引用。
计算已经不只是关于计算机的事，它关乎生活。
Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab, wrote this in his 1995 book Being Digital. It argues that computing has become woven into everyday life, going far beyond the machine itself, and is often cited in discussions of digital transformation.
麻省理工学院媒体实验室创始人尼古拉斯·尼葛洛庞帝在1995年出版的《数字化生存》中写下这句话。它认为计算已融入日常生活，远不止于机器本身，常被引用于讨论数字化转型。
Use computing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：computer 去掉 -er 剩下 compute，就是‘计算’这个动作；电脑（computer）用来 compute。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.