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sum

🇬🇧 UK/sʌm/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kTOEFLA1

Definitions

n.

A total obtained by adding numbers together; an amount of money; an arithmetic problem

总数;总和;金额;算术题

v.

To add numbers together to get a total; to give a brief summary of something

合计;总结;概括

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sumtake, consume, use up
=sum

Common Collocations

  • 1.lump sum一次性总付款
  • 2.sum of money一笔钱
  • 3.in sum总而言之
  • 4.sum up总结;概括

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sum of all donations exceeded one million dollars last year.

  • 2.

    She paid a large sum of money to secure the apartment.

  • 3.

    The children practiced simple sums like addition and subtraction.

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