7PHRASE 个体相加不如集体的力量大;总体大于个体之和 If you say that something is more than the sum of its parts or greater than the sum of its parts, you mean that it is better than you would expect from the individual parts, because the way they combine adds a different quality. 个体相加不如集体的力量大;总体大于个体之和
As individual members' solo careers have proved, each band was greater than the sum of its parts.
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?”。