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单词 sum
释义
sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/

sumnoun(AMOUNT OF MONEY)

B1[C]
anamountofmoney:
金额
Huge sumsofmoneyarespentonnationaldefence.巨额的钱财都投入到了国防上。
Hesoldthehousefor atidy(=large)sum.他把房子卖了一大笔钱。
humorousIworkedfor threewholeweeksfor which Ireceivedtheprincely(= verylow)sum of $100.我整整工作了3周，却只得到了可怜巴巴的100美元。
More examples
  • We wereawardedaderisorysum.
  • Havingsoldthehouseshe had alargesum ofmoneyat herdisposal.
  • Sheleftalargesum ofmoneyin her will tofoundawildlifesanctuary.
  • Herdivorcesettlementincludedalumpsum of $2 million.
  • She waspaidthemind-bogglingsum of ten millionpoundsfor thatfilm.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Amounts of money
  • bank
  • bounty
  • buck
  • capital
  • circumstance
  • coin
  • fisc
  • float
  • have/getyoursnout in the troughidiom
  • holdback
  • kitty
  • living wage
  • means
  • money supply
  • payout
  • pool
  • slush fund
  • sub
  • surplus
  • trough
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sumnoun(TOTAL)

[S]
thewholenumberoramountwhen two or morenumbersoramountshave beenaddedtogether:
总数，总和
The sum of 13 and 8 is 21.13加8等于21。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to add up numbers
  • addAdd 24, 63, and 55.
  • add upMy job was to add up the scores at the end.
  • totalTotal the daily payments for a month and you arrive at your monthly expenditure.
  • find the sumFind the sum of the following numbers.
  • find the totalFind the total of £26.33, £55.09, and £109.65.
  • add up toThe figures add up to a huge amount.
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in sumformal
consideredas awhole:
总的来说，总而言之，总之
Themeetingwas, in sum, adisaster.总的来说，这次会议糟糕透了。
the sum ofsomething
all of something,especiallywhen this is not very much:
全部…，所有…
And that's the sum of myknowledgeon thesubject!恐怕我对这个学科的了解总共就那么一点点！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Calculations & calculating
  • algebraic
  • algebraically
  • algo
  • algorithmic
  • amount
  • calculator
  • count
  • formula
  • guesstimate
  • interpolate
  • matrix
  • miscalculation
  • multigrid
  • multigroup
  • multipole
  • non-commutative
  • number-crunching
  • QED
  • root
  • triangulation
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Summaries and summarizing
Something, anything, nothing, and everything

sumnoun(CALCULATION)

[C]
acalculation,especiallyasimpleone, using suchprocessesasadding, taking away,multiplying, ordividing:
（尤指运用加减乘除的简单）计算，算术
Irememberhow much Ihateddoingsums when I was atschool.我记得我上学的时候非常讨厌算术。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Calculations & calculating
  • algebraic
  • algebraically
  • algo
  • algorithmic
  • amount
  • calculator
  • count
  • formula
  • guesstimate
  • interpolate
  • matrix
  • miscalculation
  • multigrid
  • multigroup
  • multipole
  • non-commutative
  • number-crunching
  • QED
  • root
  • triangulation
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Idioms

get/haveyoursums right/wrong
more/greater/bigger etc. than the sum of its parts
(Definition ofsumfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sum| American Dictionary

sum
noun
us
/sʌm/

sumnoun(AMOUNT OF MONEY)

[C]
aparticularamountofmoney:
The suminvolvedin thesalewas notreported.

sumnoun(TOTAL)

[U]mathematics
atotalfoundby theadditionof two or morenumbers:
The sum of seven and twelve is nineteen.
in sum
In sum is said before giving afinal,briefstatementdescribingsomething:
In sum, the Americanpublicdid notperceiveglobalwarmingasurgent.
(Definition ofsumfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

sum| Business English

sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
[C]MONEY,FINANCE
anamountofmoney:
Sharepriceslidby 1p to 142pfuelledbyconcernsthat thecompanymightoffertoogenerousa sum for theproposedventureinIndia.
Thesaleof Germany'sbiggestcommercialTVoperatorfor anundisclosedsumfollowsabiddingcontest.
Banks may not bepreparedtoopenanaccountifthe suminvolvedis toosmall.
large/huge/enormous sumsRestrictions have beenimposedby thegovernmenton themovementoflargesums ofmoneyout of thecountry.
a small/modest/substantial sumAsubstantialsum has been setasideforlitigationrelatingto theconstructionproject.
an additional/cash/final sumThefinalsum aninvestorreceivesfrom apensionisdependenton therateofinvestmentgrowth.
vast/huge/considerablesums
a sum of $8/£2,000/€1.2m, etc.Legislationapprovedyesterdaywillraisea much-needed sum of £300,000 for use on theroads.
pay (out)/spend/invest a sumDeposits are non-recoverablecashsumspaidjust toreserveaproperty, with afurthersumpayablewhencontractsareexchanged.
earn/receive/owe a sumVictims of anexplosionat achemicalworksare set toreceivelargesums incompensation.
borrow/lend a sumFirst-timebuyersare having toborrowhugesums tobuyahome.
[S]
(alsosum total)
thenumberoramountthat is theresultofaddingtogether two or morenumbersoramounts:
sum of sthIn 2006, the sum of allincomeforresidentsofColoradoroseby 6.5%.
[C]UK
acalculationthatinvolvesadding,subtracting,multiplying, ordividingnumbers:
You need todoyoursumsbeforedecidingwhether you wouldbenefitmore from a fixed-rate or atrackermortgage.
Amid thepressureto gettheirsumsright, manyfundshaveclosedto newbusiness.
[S]
(alsosum total)
thewholeof something after all the differentfeaturesorpartsof it areconsidered:
the sum of sthWebelievethat the sum ofourbusinessprinciplesmaximizesourchancesofsuccess.
more/greater than the sum of its parts
morepowerful,effective, etc. as awholethan you wouldthinkif youconsideredthe differentfeaturesorpartsthat it consists of:
Theclaimedlogicof thislatestmergeris that thewholewill be more than the sum of theparts.
in sum
used at the end of areportordiscussionbefore giving ashortdescriptionof themainideasorfacts:
We'relooking, in sum, for amajorplayerwhobelievesinnewspapersas aseriousbusiness.
a princely/tidy sum
alargeamountofmoney:
Shesoldherstoryto thetabloidsfor aprincelysum.
We havemade atidysumonourinvestments.
the princely sum of sth
used in ahumorousway to refer to anunexpectedlysmallamountofmoney:
Thebookwas firstpublishedin the UK in 1972 for theprincelysum of 40p.

See also

capital sum
lump sum
(Definition ofsumfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsum

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Tosumup, we have thus far established a sufficient condition for eradication to be optimal, and we have characterized the other possible qualitative solutions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We obtain at the 2000 epoch, asumsquared error equals to 0.001, which represents a good result.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The "second-stage filter" has a larger receptive field than the "first-stage filters," and sums the nonlinearly transformed outputs of the first-stage filters.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An additive effect is when predation by two predators is equal to thesumof prey removed by each individual predator alone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From the fitted model, scale scores were estimated by summing the number of symptoms reported by each participant.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, the wagesum, that is the contribution base, is constantly 96.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The performance was a great success and the showman collected a tidysumof money.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For the othersumin the variance the more precise asymptotic estimates (5.1) and (5.2) are required.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The six to eight different maps in the interest-mapsumwere each salient features in themselves, such as skin-colour, motion, edges or colour saturation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is summed across all crops, land types, and time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First,'possibilities': it is not difficult tosumup numerous possibilities with regard to the ritual.
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By the end of the 1980s, the totalsumof subsidies for music had reached a new high.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As with the religious context measure, procedures of summing within households, subtracting the respondents' values, and recoding were utilized to create the measure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Insum, most of the non-facility respondents were busy and engaged in the institutional routine.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A more challenging situation is when thesumof dimensions emerging from both structural and spectral constraints does not add up to the transversal property.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithsum

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These are words often used in combination withsum.

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astronomical sum
The ultimate result will be the expenditure of the astronomical sum of £2,000 million, and nobody will quite know what it is all about.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
colossal sum
Anyone who thinks that we can nationalise the land without spending a colossal sum of public money is really living in a fool's paradise.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
considerable sum
These concessions were then rented or transferred to third parties for aconsiderablesumof money.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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