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| 1 | an amount of money 金额；款项 |
| He was fined a sum of £1,000. 他被处以1,000英镑的罚金。 |
| a large/substantial/considerable/huge sum Companies are prepared to pay substantial sums for the use of our facilities. 多家公司愿意花巨资使用我们的设备。 |
| a sum of money We already spend large sums of money on advertising. 我们已在广告上投了大把大把的钱。 |
| | 1a | a total amount made by adding several numbers or amounts together 总数；总和 | | +of The total area was calculated as the sum of all the individual areas in the plan. 总面积计为平面图上所有的单个面积之和。 | |
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| 2 | often plural BRITISH a simple calculation . To do a sum is to calculate something . 简单的计算 |
| | 2a | to calculate how much something will cost 计算费用 | |
| | 2b | to make bad decisions about a policy that involves money 计算失误；打错算盘 | |
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| - | greater/more than the sum of its parts
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| forming a better or stronger combination than you would expect from each of the individual parts |
| （总体）大于部分之和 |
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| - | in sum formal
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| used for giving a summary of what you have said |
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| In sum, alternative policies were not considered. 简而言之，并没有考虑其他方针。 |
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