aggregate

aggregate
noun
  1. 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
adjective
  1. [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
  1. 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。
常用词组
in (the) aggregate
  1. in total; as a whole
    总体;整体
派生
aggregation
noun
aggregative
[ˈagrɪgətɪv]
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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