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to roughly calculate
roughly calculate, to calculate, calculate, to count, count, to count on the fingers, count on the fingers
廚師 掐算 了 食材 的 分量。
The chef roughly calculated the quantity of ingredients.
農民 掐算 著 收穫 的 數量。
The farmer roughly calculated the harvest.
他 掐算 著 月底 的 支出。
He roughly calculated the expenses at the end of the month.