sum
noun
verb
sʌm
noun
1
MONEY
钱
an
amount
of
money
金额，款项
He
owes
me
a
large
sum
of
money
.
他欠我一大笔钱。
[+
of
]
the
sum
of
£4000
那笔 4000 英镑的款项
large/substantial/considerable
etc
sum
Bill
wants
to
spend
a
large
sum
on
modernizing
the
farm.
比尔想花一大笔钱将农场现代化。
small/modest/trifling
etc
sum
for
a
large/small
etc
sum
We
should
be
happy
to
buy
it
for
a
modest
sum.
要是能花不太多的钱就把它买下来，我们会很高兴。
2
the sum of sth
the
total
produced
when
you
add
two
or
more
numbers
or
amounts
together
和; 总和，总数
You
will
have
to
pay
the
sum
of
the
two
sets
of
costs.
你得支付那两笔费用。
3
greater/more/better etc than the sum of its parts
having
a
quality
or
effectiveness
as
a
group
that
you
would
not
expect
from
the
quality
of
each
member
（总体的作用）大于部分之和，个体相加不如集体的力量大
The
team
is
greater
than
the
sum
of
its
parts.
球队只有团结起来才最强大。
4
CALCULATION
计算
a
simple
calculation
by
adding,
multiplying,
dividing
etc,
especially
one
done
by
children
at
school
简单的计算，算术〔尤指小学生的加减乘除运算〕
5
do your sums
to
calculate
whether
you
have
enough
money
to
do
something
[非正式，英] 算一算是否有足够的钱做某事
informal BrE
Do
your
sums
first
before
you
decide
how
much
to
spend.
算一算再决定要花多少钱。
6
in sum
used
before
a
statement
that
gives
the
main
information
about
something
in
a
few
simple
words
[正式] 总之，简而言之
formal
In
sum,
soul
music
is
important
to
the
record
industry.
总之，对唱片业来说灵乐十分重要。
verb
7
to
give
the
main
information
in
a
report,
speech
etc
in
a
short
statement
at
the
end
概括，总结，概述;
Gerald
will
open
the
debate
and
I
will
sum
up.
杰拉尔德将第一个开始辩论，而我将进行总结。
to
sum
up
To
sum
up,
for
a
healthy
heart
you
must
take
regular
exercise
and
stop
smoking.
概括地说，要有个健康的心脏，你必须经常锻炼并戒烟。
sum
sth
↔
up
In
your
final
paragraph,
sum
up
your
argument.
在最后一段，归结一下你的论点。
8
when
a
judge
sums
up
or
sums
up
the
case
at
the
end
of
a
TRIAL
,
he
or
she
explains
the
main
facts
of
the
case
〔法官在庭审结束前〕总结〔案情〕
9
sum sth up
↔
to
describe
something
using
only
a
few
words
简而言之
The
city’s
problem
can
be
summed
up
in
three
words:
too
many
people.
这座城市的问题简而言之就三个字: 人太多。
10
sum sth up
↔
to
show
the
most
typical
qualities
of
someone
or
something
说明…的典型特征
That
image
sums
up
the
whole
film.
那幅画面概括了影片的全部内容。
11
sum sb/sth up
↔
to
form
a
judgment
or
opinion
about
someone
or
something
对某人/某事物作出判断; 对某人/某事物形成意见
Pat
summed
up
the
situation
at
a
glance.
帕特一眼就看清了当时的情势。
12
that (about) sums it up
used
to
say
that
a
description
of
a
situation
is
correct
[口] 主要情况就是这样
spoken
‘So
you
want
us
to
help
you
change
but
you
don’t
believe
change
is
possible?’
‘That
about
sums
it
up.’
“这么说你想让我们帮助你改变，却又觉得不可能改变，是吧？”“就是这个意思。”