新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sumIELTS重点词汇

英 [sʌm]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

sums
1. [C 可数名词] 款项 , 金额
A sum of money is an amount of money.
近义词
amount
双语例句
例：
Large sums of money were lost.
损失了大笔钱财。
例：
Even the relatively modest sum of £50,000 now seems beyond his reach.
现在即使5万英镑这样一笔相对来说不太大的款项似乎也超出了他力所能及的范围。
2. [SING 单数型名词] （数字的）和
In mathematics, the sum of two or more numbers is the number that is obtained when they are added together.
双语例句
例：
The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.
三角形内角总和是180度。
3. [SING 单数型名词] 全部
The sum of something is all of it. You often use sum in this way to indicate that you are disappointed because the extent of something is rather small, or because it is not very good.
双语例句
例：
To date, the sum of my gardening experience had been futile efforts to rid the flower beds of grass.
迄今为止，我全部的园艺经验就是给花圃徒劳地除草。
4. [C 可数名词] 简单运算
A sum is a simple calculation in arithmetic.

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

sums , summing , summed
sum up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 简而言之
If you sum something up, you describe it as briefly as possible.
双语例句
例：
One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood – 'Politicians have lost credibility,' he complained.
一位巴西利亚选民将人们的心情一言概之–“政治家们已丧失信誉，”他抱怨道。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 概括…的最典型特征
If something sums a person or situation up, it represents their most typical characteristics.
近义词
epitomize
双语例句
例：
'I love my wife, my horse and my dog,' he said, and that summed him up.
“我爱我的妻子、我的马和我的狗，”他说道。那话概括了他的最典型特征。
3. [PHRASAL 短语] 做总结 , （法官）做结案陈词
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.
双语例句
例：
When the judge summed up, it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict.
法官作结案陈词时，显然想做出有罪判决。

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