.In the past decades,geologists have come closer than ever to (calculating) the age of the earth.

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问题描述：

.In the past decades,geologists have come closer than ever to (calculating) the age of the earth.
这里不用calculate，那么用calculating的意思是什么？
意思是计算出的数字接近？

答

come close to 接近,固定短语,后接动词的ing形式
calculate 计算,在句中指计算地球的年龄