sum
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A sum of money is an amount of money. (一) 筆 (錢)
Large sums of money were lost. 大筆大筆的錢損失了。
2. N-SING In mathematics, the sum of two or more numbers is the number that is obtained when they are added together. (數(shù)字的) 和
The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. 一個(gè)三角形的所有角度之和是180度。
3. N-SING The sum of something is all of it. You often use sum in this way to indicate that you are disappointed because the extent of something is rather small, or because it is not very good. 全部
To date, the sum of my gardening experience had been futile efforts to rid the flower beds of grass. 迄今為止，我全部的園藝經(jīng)驗(yàn)就是給花圃徒勞地除草。
4. N-COUNT A sum is a simple calculation in arithmetic. 簡單運(yùn)算[英國英語]
5. →see also lump sum
N-COUNT
1. N the standard monetary unit of Uzbekistan, divided into 100 tiyin 烏茲別克斯坦琛
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sum /s?m/ (summing,summed,sums)
sum /s?m/
劍橋詞典
- We were awarded a derisory sum.
- Having sold the house she had a large sum of money at her disposal .
- She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary .
- Her divorce settlement included a lump sum of $2 million.
- She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million pounds for that film .
sum noun (AMOUNT OF MONEY)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]an amount of money
金額
Huge sums of money are spent on national defence . 巨額的錢財(cái)都投入到了國防上。
He sold the house for a tidy (= large ) sum. 他把房子賣了一大筆錢。
humorous I worked for three whole weeks for which I received the princely (= very low ) sum of $100. 我整整工作了3周，卻只得到了可憐巴巴的100美元。
例句
sum noun (TOTAL)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]the whole number or amount when two or more numbers or amounts have been added together
總數(shù)，總和
The sum of 13 and 8 is 21. 13加8等于21。
?in sum formal
considered as a whole
總的來說，總而言之，總之
The meeting was, in sum, a disaster . 總的來說，這次會(huì)議糟糕透了。
?the sum of sth
all of something, especially when this is not very much
全部…，所有…
And that's the sum of my knowledge on the subject ! 恐怕我對這個(gè)學(xué)科的了解總共就那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)！
sum noun (CALCULATION)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a calculation , especially a simple one, using such processes as adding , taking away, multiplying , or dividing
（尤指運(yùn)用加減乘除的簡單）計(jì)算，算術(shù)
I remember how much I hated doing sums when I was at school . 我記得我上學(xué)的時(shí)候非常討厭算術(shù)。
習(xí)語
get/have your sums right/wrongmore/greater/bigger etc. than the sum of its parts 返回 sum