| 单词 | sum |
| 释义 | sum (sʌm ) Word forms: sums , summing , summed 1. countable noun B2 A sum of money is an amount of money. Large sums of money were lost. [+ of] Even the relatively modest sum of £50,000 now seems beyond his reach. [+ of] Synonyms: amount, quantity, volume 2. countable noun B2 A sum is a simple calculation in arithmetic. I can't do my sums. Synonyms: calculation, figures, arithmetic, problem 3. singular noun In mathematics, the sum of two numbers is the number that is obtained when they are added together. The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. [+ of] Synonyms: total, aggregate, tally, entirety 4. singular noun The sum of something is all of it. 'Public opinion' is only the sum of the views of thousands of people like yourself. [+ of] The sum of evidence points to the crime resting on them. Has it, in its 30 years, added much to the sum of human happiness? Synonyms: totality, whole, aggregate, entirety 5. See also lump sum 6. in sum phrase [PHRASE with cl] You use in sum to introduce a statement that briefly describes a situation. [formal] In sum, the two countries are now true economic partners. It is a situation, in sum, devoid of logic. Synonyms: in brief, in short, in a word, in a nutshell 7. more/greater than the sum of its parts phrase If you say that something is more than the sum of its parts or greater than the sum of its parts, you mean that it is better than you would expect from the individual parts, because the way they combine adds a different quality. As individual members' solo careers have proved, each band was greater than the sum of its parts. Phrasal verbs: sum up 1. phrasal verb B2 If you sum something up, you describe it as briefly as possible. One voter summed up the mood–'Politicians have lost credibility,' he complained. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Obree summed his weekend up in one word: 'Disastrous.' [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If something sums a person or situation up, it represents their most typical characteristics. 'I love my wife, my horse and my dog,' he said, and that summed him up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Sadly, the feud sums up the relationship between the two men. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you sum up after a speech or at the end of a piece of writing, you briefly state the main points again. When a judge sums up after a trial, he or she reminds the jury of the evidence and the main arguments of the case they have heard. When the judge summed up, it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict. [VERB PARTICLE] To sum up: We welcome the statement of the Government and appreciate its willingness and commitment to work cooperatively with us. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. See also summing-up Collocations: combined sum of At the moment, high-rate taxpayers pay a combined sum of more than 50 per cent of their earnings to the state. Times, Sunday Times Two other senior officers sold leave in each of the past three years for a combined sum of almost 18,000. Times, Sunday Times They persuaded them to put up a combined sum of 200,000. Times, Sunday Times At that point they will receive the government bonus of 25 per cent on the combined sum of 8,000 [ie 2,000]. Times, Sunday Times The pain of excommunication was pronounced against all who should demand any sum whatever for sealed and authentic relics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet still they weren't able to say for sure who was driving the car or justify the sum demanded. Times, Sunday Times The pirates initially demanded $7million - the sort of sum demanded of huge firms when their giant tankers are seized. The Sun However, this allows for no more than $20 million to be requisitioned, far short of the sums demanded by the president. Times, Sunday Times He admitted the sums involved were a 'pinprick' when compared with the nation's 1trillion debt. The Sun It said it did not believe the sums involved were material in the context of the group. Times, Sunday Times The sums involved are huge - 10million a year - and the scam went on for four years. The Sun The biggest case involved the sum of 150,000. Times, Sunday Times The tone of the entire administration was cavalier, as if the sums involved were minimal. Times, Sunday Times Assuming that he pays no housekeeping or bills apart from petrol, he has been frittering away a significant sum each week. Times, Sunday Times The average cost for the loss of data was £3,650 — a significant sum for a young company fighting for survival. Times,Sunday Times Some current accounts pay good rates - if you pay in a significant sum every month and set up several direct debits. Times, Sunday Times There are far safer — and definitely saner — ways to invest a significant sum of your life savings than buying an ailing football club. Times, Sunday Times Compounded over several years this might make a significant sum, but the money needs to remain virtually untouched and unavailable. Times, Sunday Times One half of the pair was put into a brain scanner and offered a small sum of money, the amount of which varied. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Previously they could take out a small sum and be paid an annuity for life. The Sun (2015) Samuel Hirschfeld signed a receipt for the small sum he'd been paid for the work. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) These companies are investing tiny sums in alternative energy. Times, Sunday Times (2007) All of this to save a tiny sum. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He claimed that the Government had set aside a tiny sum - 200 million - for housing stock, which would buy as few as 1,500 homes. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It sounds like a trivial sum - $110 (72) per person, per year, for five years. Times, Sunday Times It may seem a trivial sum but not within this sport. Times, Sunday Times The judge fined him the trivial sum of 18.60, which commentators theorised was a wry allusion to the year of the statute used to convict him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the volunteer/community end of conservation, wonders can be done with a few thousand pounds - trivial sums set against the profits that this industry regularly generates. Times, Sunday Times The part-time deterrent will save us only trivial sums of money, about 50 million-60 million a year in net present value terms over the life of the system. Times, Sunday Times The budget airline last week settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. The Sun (2017) Of that, about 40 goes into a charitable trust and an undisclosed sum goes towards food and lodging. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He sold a pharma company in October for an undisclosed sum. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The couple offered no defence and have settled for an undisclosed sum. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The deal for an undisclosed sum is due to go through in the first half of next year. The Sun (2016) The shift comes after a hostile reception to manifesto proposals forcing elderly people who need care at home to pay a potentially unlimited sum from their estate. Times, Sunday Times Without more openness, the argument goes, corporations can spend unlimited sums of 'dark money' to influence elections and policies without anyone knowing that they are pulling the strings. Times, Sunday Times A lobbyist can now tell any elected official: if you vote wrong, my company, labor union or interest group will spend unlimited sums explicitly advertising against your re-election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Again, it was an unprecedented sum for a soap actress to earn at that time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over the past months, we have pumped unprecedented sums into the economy. Times,Sunday Times The financial markets have prospered in the past few years, because institutions have borrowed unprecedented sums of money to fund their investments. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 总和, 和 Japanese: 合計, 計算 |
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