| 单词 | aggregate |
| 释义 | aggregate (once / 825 pages) nadjv To aggregate is to collect many units into one. If you're writing a novel, you might create a character who is an aggregate of five or six real people. Aggregate comes from the Latin verb aggregare, which means to add to. As a verb it means to collect into a mass or whole. You can also use it as an adjective, as in your aggregate sales for February, March and April. It can also be a noun. The mountain of foam in bubble bath is an aggregate of small bubbles. If you plan to work in economics or business, expect to see the word aggregate quite a lot. WORD FAMILYaggregate: aggregated, aggregately, aggregates, aggregating, aggregation, aggregative, aggregator+/aggregation: aggregations/aggregator: aggregators USAGE EXAMPLESFitbit provided data showing daily step count estimates, based on aggregated and anonymized average data from over 10 million users nationwide. Time(Dec 23, 2016) In Wisconsin the week before the election the aggregate of polls at Real Clear Politics showed Mrs. Clinton up more than six points. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) If it were really true that some of the keenest minds in psychology were doing research wrong, then the aggregate effect would be enormous. Slate(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together Syn|Hyper congeries, conglomeration sum, sum total, summation the final aggregate 2n the whole amount Syn|Hyper sum, total, totality unit, whole an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity 3n material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster Hyper material, stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object 4adj formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year Syn aggregated, aggregative, mass collective forming a whole or aggregate 5adj composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets raspberries are aggregate fruits Syn multiple having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual 6v gather in a mass, sum, or whole Syn|Hypo|Hyper combine unitise, unitize make into a unit amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix, unify to bring or combine together or with something else 7v amount in the aggregate to Hyper add up, amount, come develop into |
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