BAD PERSONthinking carefully about how to get exactly what you want, often without caring about anyone else – used to show disapproval 精于算计的,工于心计的,费尽心机损人利己的〔含贬义〕
He gave her a calculating look.
他心机深重地看了她一眼。
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calculating• Over the years his experiences had turned him into someone who was both calculating and ruthless.• Mr Reagan pulled off his political con-trick through a mixture of calculatingcharm and genuine niceness.• She was a cold, calculatingcriminal.• How strange to think that Luke's calculatingmessage had been lying here in the shop since the day before.• Yarbrough was a calculatingtroublemaker.