| 释义 |
sum /sʌm/► SEE ALLbe greater/more than the sum of its partsin sum
●be greater/more than the ˌsum of its ˈpartsbe better or more effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual members of the group 个体相加不如集体的力量大；总体的作用大于各部分的总和◆After their victory, the captain was full of praise for his team, saying that it was a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
获胜后，队长对他的队大加赞赏，说这就是一个典型的事例，证明个体相加不如集体的力量大。●in ˈsum (formal) used to introduce a short statement of the main points of a discussion, speech, etc. 总之；总而言之◆In sum, there are significant gaps in technological development across countries.
总之，各国在科技发展方面存在巨大的差距。 |