sums

英 [sʌmz]

美 [sʌmz]

n.  金额; 款项; 和; 总和; 总数; 全部，一切(尤指数量不大)
v.  归纳;总计;总结，概括
sum的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 款项;金额
  Asum ofmoney is an amount of money.
  1. Large sums of money were lost...
     损失了大笔钱财。
  2. Even the relatively modest sum of £50,000 now seems beyond his reach.
     现在即使是相对来说并不算多的 5 万英镑对他来说也是遥不可及的。
• N-COUNT 算术;简单计算
  Asumis a simple calculation in arithmetic.
  1. I can't do my sums.
     我算不出来。
• N-SING 和;总和;总数
  In mathematics,the sum oftwo numbers is the number that is obtained when they are added together.
  1. The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.
     三角形内角总和为 180 度。
• N-SING 全部;所有
  The sum ofsomething is all of it.
  1. 'Public opinion' is only the sum of the views of thousands of people like yourself...
     “舆论”只是所有像你一样的成千上万人的意见的总和。
  2. The sum of evidence points to the crime resting on them...
     所有证据都表明该犯罪乃他们所为。
  3. Has it, in its 30 years, added much to the sum of human happiness?
     30 年来，它为人类带来了更多幸福吗？
• See also:lump sum
• PHRASE 总之;总而言之
  You usein sumto introduce a statement that briefly describes a situation.
  1. In sum, the two countries are now true economic partners...
     总而言之，两国目前是真正的经济合作伙伴。
  2. It is a situation, in sum, devoid of logic.
     总之，该情况毫无逻辑。
• PHRASE 个体相加不如集体的力量大;总体大于个体之和
  If you say that something ismore than the sum ofitspartsorgreater than the sum ofitsparts, you mean that it is better than you would expect from the individual parts, because the way they combine adds a different quality.
  1. As individual members' solo careers have proved, each band was greater than the sum of its parts.
     成员单飞后的发展证明，每个乐队的成员只有组合在一起才能创造出更大的成功。

双语例句

• I can't do my sums.
  我算不出来。
• Our reporter Chris Loosemore sums up the findings.
  我们的记者克里斯·卢斯莫尔总结了这些发现。
• Few people have large sums of surplus cash
  几乎没人手头很富裕。
• Huge sums of private capital will be ploughed into the ailing industries of the east
  巨额私人资本将投入东部处境困难的一些行业。
• We don't believe that they have the economic reforms in place which would justify putting huge sums of Western money into their pockets.
  我们认为他们并没有让经济改革步入正轨，因此不存在把巨额西方资金送进他们口袋的正当理由。
• Large sums of money were lost
  损失了大笔钱财。
• Some stockbrokers, in collusion with bank officials, obtained large sums of money for speculation.
  一些股票经纪人和银行职员串通一气，通过炒买炒卖赚了不少钱。
• All of these businesses have invested large sums of money in promoting and advertising their brands of compression clothing.
  所有这些企业投入了大量资金，以促进和宣传其品牌的压缩衣服。
• The local government raised large sums for highway construction.
  地方政府为建设公路筹措了巨额款项。
• Sadly, the feud sums up the relationship between Lord Bath and the man who succeeds him.
  不幸的是，巴思勋爵和他的继任者之间的关系只能用“积怨已久”来概括。