1amount of money一筆錢ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUM | SUM + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, generous, good, great, handsome, hefty, high, large, not inconsiderable, princely (ironic) , significant, sizeable, substantial, tidy (informal) 一大筆錢;可觀的一筆錢;數額很高的一筆錢;絕非微不足道的一筆錢;一筆“巨款”;很大的一筆錢◇It seemed an absurdly high sum to pay for a coat.買件外套這個價錢好像高得離譜了。◇For his first book he received the princely sum of $400.他寫第一本書得到了 400 美元的“巨款”。◇The team has raised substantial sums for local charities.這個團隊已為當地慈善事業籌到了可觀的錢款。➤astronomical, colossal, enormous, exorbitant, huge, magnificent, massive, record, staggering, vast天文數字的一筆錢;數額巨大的一筆錢;數額超大的一筆錢;創紀錄的一筆錢;數額驚人的一筆錢◇£200 was an astronomical sum of money in 1547.在 1547 年,200 英鎊可是一個天文數字。◇He joined the team two years ago for a record sum.兩年前他以創紀錄的天價加盟該隊。➤five-figure, six-figure, etc. (especially BrE) * 5 位數、6 位數等的一筆錢▸➤modest, nominal, reasonable, small, token, trifling不太大的一筆錢;象徵性的一筆錢;適當的一筆錢;一小筆錢;微不足道的一點兒錢◇The charity pays a nominal sum to lease the premises.該慈善機構象徵性地支付了一點兒錢,租用了這片地產。➤derisory, paltry可笑的/微不足道的一點兒錢▸➤average平均金額▸➤net淨金額▸➤round (especially BrE) 整數的金額◇€10 000 is a good round sum.1 萬歐元是很大的一筆整錢。➤full, overall, total全額;總額▸➤agreed, fixed議定的/固定的金額▸➤undisclosed, unspecified未公開的/未說明的金額▸➤annual, monthly, etc.年度、月度等金額▸➤regular定期的金額▸➤guaranteed (especially BrE) 保證的金額▸➤capital, cash, lump資本金額;現金數額;一次付的款額◇My wife would receive a guaranteed lump sum in the event of my death.倘若我死了,我妻子將保證能得到一次性付清的一筆錢。➤tax-free (especially BrE) 免稅款項VERB + SUM➤borrow, earn, fetch, raise, recover (especially BrE) 借來/掙到/賣得/籌集/追回一筆錢◇Some of the paintings should fetch a tidy sum at today's auction.今天的拍賣會上,有些畫應該可以賣一大筆錢。◇You will have to go to court to recover these sums.想要追回這筆錢,你得打官司。➤get, receive得到一筆錢▸➤award sb, contribute, give sb, offer sb, pay (sb), repay (especially BrE) 判給某人/捐出/給予某人/提供給某人/付給(某人)/償還一筆錢◇The judge awarded them an undisclosed six-figure sum in damages.法官判給他們一筆 6 位數的賠償金,具體數目未透露。◇How can we repay such a large sum?我們怎麼能償還這樣一大筆錢?➤invest, spend投資/花費一筆錢▸➤cost耗費一筆錢◇a project that cost vast sums of public money耗費巨額公款的項目➤charge (sb)(向某人)收取一筆錢▸➤agree, agree on就金額達成一致◇We eventually agreed a sum and I paid him.最終我們就款額達成一致,我向他付了款。SUM + VERB➤be due, be payable (both especially BrE) 款項到期/應付◇The landlord has the right to recover any sums payable under this lease房東有權收取本租約下所有的應付款項。➤be equal to sth, be equivalent to sth款項等於⋯/相當於⋯◇The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings.歹徒提出要給他一筆相當於他一年收入的錢。➤exceed sth款項超過⋯PHRASES➤a sum of money一筆錢sum
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2calculation計算ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUM | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤difficult, easy難算的/好算的算術VERB + SUM➤do做算術◇I did a quick sum to work out how much it would cost.我很快地算出了需要花費的錢數。PHRASES➤get your sums right/wrong (BrE) 算對了;算錯了◇The company got its sums wrong when estimating how many customers it would attract.這家公司把他們能夠吸引的顧客人數估算錯了。sum
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3total總數VERB + SUM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + SUM➤calculate, find, work out計算/得出/算出總數◇Calculate the sum of the following figures.計算下列數字的總和。PREPOSITION➤sum of⋯的和◇The sum of two and five is seven.2 和 5 的和是 7。PHRASES➤greater, less, more, etc. than the sum of its/the parts比各部份合起來要強;比各部份合起來要弱◇The team is greater than the sum of its parts.這個團隊具有強大的整體力量。sum
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●sum sth upADVERB➤aptly, neatly, nicely, succinctly, well適當地概括⋯;巧妙地總結⋯;簡要地總結⋯▸➤perfectly圓滿地總結⋯▸➤just about, pretty much情況就是這樣◇'So we're stuck in this place with no food?' 'That just about sums it up.'“這麼說我們困在了這個地方,沒有食物?”“的確如此。”VERB + SUM UP➤seem to似乎概括⋯▸➤attempt to, try to試圖/設法總結⋯◇The report attempts to sum up recent economic trends.該報道試圖總結最近的經濟走勢。➤be difficult to, be hard to很難/不好概括⋯◇The appeal of this city is hard to sum up.這個城市的迷人之處三言兩語難以講明。PREPOSITION➤as把⋯概括為◇She summed it up as 'the most brilliant lecture I've ever attended'.她將其概括為“我所聽過的最棒的講座”。PHRASES➤can be summed up as能夠概括為◇Her whole philosophy can be summed up as 'so what?'.她的全部人生哲學可以概括為“那又怎麼樣?”。
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