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。
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
adjective
[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。
verb
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。