| 单词 | sum |
| 释义 | sum (once / 94 pages) nv When you determine the sum, you add up all the numbers. When you sum something up, you focus on all of its important points. The word sum can also refer to a certain amount of money. A new car might cost you a huge sum of money. But if you sum or add up all its benefits, you might be able to justify spending so much. You calculate the total on a restaurant bill when you sum up the prices of everything you ordered. Sum doesn't have to refer strictly to numbers. When you sum something up, you're giving an overview or general statement about it. WORD FAMILYsum: summate, summation, summed, summing, sums+/summate: summated, summating/summation: summational, summations USAGE EXAMPLESLast week, a survey for Uswitch suggested that consumers will carry an average outstanding sum of £636 on their credit cards into the New Year. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) “We worked so hard throughout the season, it just sums it all up,” Schmidt said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some poor families spend large sums on expensive creams to fight the disease. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers Syn|Hypo|Hyper amount, total grand total the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers subtotalthe sum of part of a group of numbers quantity the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable 2n a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets Syn|Hypo|Hyper join, union direct sum a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 3n the whole amount Syn|Hyper aggregate, total, totality unit, whole an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity 4n the final aggregate the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered Syn|Hypo|Hyper sum total, summation aggregate, congeries, conglomeration a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 5n a quantity of money he borrowed a large sum Syn|Hypo|Hyper amount, amount of money, sum of money gain the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating gross, receipts, revenuethe entire amount of income before any deductions are made cash surrender valuethe amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured contributionan amount of money contributed deductible(taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) defalcationthe sum of money that is misappropriated loss, red, red inkthe amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue figurean amount of money expressed numerically coverage, insurance coveragethe total amount and type of insurance carried advance, cash advancean amount paid before it is earned payroll, paysheetthe total amount of money paid in wages peanutsan insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount pursea sum of money offered as a prize pursea sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse financial gainthe amount of monetary gain box officetotal admission receipts for an entertainment gatetotal admission receipts at a sports event paper profitan unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price paper lossan unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost squeezea situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company 6n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience Syn|Hypo|Hyper center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance bare bones (plural) the most basic facts or elements hypostasis(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quidditythe essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessencethe purest and most concentrated essence of something stuffa critically important or characteristic component cognitive content, content, mental object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned 7v determine the sum of Syn|Hyper add, add together, add up, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up add, add together make an addition by combining numbers count, enumerate, number, numerate determine the number or amount of 8v be a summary of Syn|Hyper sum up, summarise, summarize resume, sum up, summarise, summarize give a summary (of) say, state, tell express in words |
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