do the math
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
-
To perform a mathematical calculation.
— Before my family left for Rome, I did the math. Over 11 days, with a lunch and a light dinner, each of us could taste approximately 55 dishes.
-
To determine the explanation for or precise nature of a situation, such as the motive underlying someone's behavior, based on available facts.
— Gore has looked into buying cable channel News World International. Despite initial reports, Gore's camp says he and his backers intend to make the channel not a liberal mouthpiece but a "hip" news channel. […] Maybe; maybe not. (Gore has long complained about the undue influence of conservatives on talk radio and Fox News, so you do the math.)
词汇关系
0 次浏览
数据来源: Wiktionary