aggregate
v 合计;聚集(ag增加+greg+ate→增加团体→聚集)
释义2:
aggregate
/ 5Aɡriɡit / n. / 5Aɡriɡeit / vt., vt. & vi.
◙ noun1. a whole formed by combining several (often disparate) elements• 总数,合计,集合 »the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies. 该委员会由三个地区性机构组成。 the total score of a player or team in a fixture comprising more than one game or round• (多场或多回合比赛的)总积分 »[mass noun] the result put the sides level on aggregate. 结果是双方积分持平。2. a material or structure formed from a mass of fragments or particles loosely compacted together• 集料聚合体 [mass noun] pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete, or more generally in building and construction work• 集料,混凝料,骨料◙ adjective1. [attrib.] formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total • 总计的,合计的 »the aggregate amount of grants made. 总计捐赠。 [Botany] (of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species• [植] (种群)聚生的 [Economics] denoting the total supply or demand for goods and services in an economy at a particular time• [经济] 总量的 »aggregate demand. 总需求。 »aggregate supply. 总供给。◙ verb1. form or group into a class or cluster• 集合,聚集 »[with obj.] socio-occupational groups aggregate men sharing similar kinds of occupation. 社会职业群体集合了从事相似职业的人。【IDIOMS】
◘ in (the) aggregate1. in total; as a whole• 总体;整体【派生】
♦ aggregation noun♦ aggregative adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English : from Latin aggregat- 'herded together', from the verb aggregare, from ad- 'towards' + grex, greg- 'a flock'
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