1 an amount of money 一笔(钱):
The industry has spent huge sums of money modernizing its equipment.业界已耗费巨额资金使设备现代化。
2 [usu.sing] the sum (of sth) the amount that you get when you add two or more numbers together 和;总数:
The sum of two and five is seven.二加五等于七。
3 a simple problem that involves calculating numbers 算术题:
to do sums in your head心算
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/sʌm ||; sʌm/verb
(summing;summed)
sum (sth) up to describe in a few words the main ideas of what sb has said or written 总括:
To sum up, there are three options here...概括地说,有三种选择…sum sb/sth up to form an opinion about sb/sth 形成看法:
He summed the situation up immediately.他立即认清了当时的情况。
sum1/sʌm; sʌm/n [C] 1 an amount of money 金额: The city has spent a large sum of money on parks. 这座城市花了一大笔钱在公园上。 2 the sum of sth the total when you add two or more numbers together 某事物的和[总和﹐总数]: The sum of 4 and 5 is 9. 4 和 5 的和是 9。3 BrE a simple calculation such as adding or dividing numbers【英】算术
sum2v summed , summing sum up phr v 1 to end a discussion or speech by giving the main information about it in a short statement 总结﹐概括: So, to sum up, we need to organize our time better. 因此﹐总而言之﹐我们需要更好地安排时间。sum sth up You should sum up your argument in the final paragraph. 你应该在最后一段总结论点。2 sum sth up to form an opinion about someone or something 对…形成意见: Pat summed up the situation at a glance. 帕特一眼就判断了当时的形势。 —summing-up n [C]
sumsumsumssummedsummingnounpronunciationThe word sum sounds just like some.1an amount of money: £200 000 is a large sum of money.2the answer that you have when you add numbers together: The sum of two and five is seven.3a simple piece of work with numbers, for example adding or dividing: Children have to learn how to do sums.