calculated
adjective /ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd/
/ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd/
[usually before noun]Idioms - carefully planned to get what you want
精心策划的；蓄意的 - He took a calculated risk (= a risk that you decide is worth taking even though you know it might have bad results).
他甘冒风险。 - It was either a ridiculous mistake or a calculated insult.
这不是愚蠢错误就是蓄意侮辱。 - This was clearly a calculated attempt to discredit the company.
这显然是一次蓄意诋毁该公司的企图。
Collocations DictionaryCalculated is used with these nouns:- gamble
- insult
- risk
- …
- He took a calculated risk (= a risk that you decide is worth taking even though you know it might have bad results).
Idioms
be calculated to do something
- to be intended to do something; to be likely to do something
打算做；故意做；可能做 - Her latest play is calculated to shock.
她最新推出的剧本故意要耸人听闻。 - This sort of life is not calculated to appeal to a young man of 20.
这种生活对于一个 20 岁的年轻小伙子不大可能有吸引力。
- Her latest play is calculated to shock.