| 词组 | sum |
| 释义 | sum AC /sʌm/ noun an amount of moneyadjectives/nouns + suma large/considerable/substantial sum He lost a substantial sum of money on the deal.a huge/enormous/vast sum The company has invested huge sums in research.a five-figure/six-figure/seven-figure etc sum (=an amount in the ten thousands, hundred thousands etc) The newspaper paid a six-figure sum for the photograph of the princess.a small sum Guests in the hotel pay a small sum for the use of the gym.a modest sum (=not a very big amount of money) She paid a surprisingly modest sum for the paintings.a lump sum (=paid as a single amount) You can have the money in monthly instalments or as a lump sum.a cash sum The first prize is a substantial cash sum.an undisclosed sum (=an amount that is being kept secret) He sold the company for an undisclosed sum.the total sum The total sum lost is believed to be around £2 million.the princely sum of... (=a large amount – often used humorously to mean a small amount) They paid me the princely sum of £50 a week.a tidy sum informal (=a large amount of money) I had managed to save a tidy sum.a paltry/trifling sum (=extremely small) Let’s not argue about such a trifling sum.a derisory sum (=so small that it is unfair) They offered her the derisory sum of £2 per hour.verbscharge a sum Some lawyers charge enormous sums for their advice.earn a sum She can earn a substantial sum from her work.borrow a sum People are borrowing enormous sums just to pay their regular bills.pay a sum Companies pay quite small sums for this kind of work.agree (on) a sum We agreed a total sum of £2,000 for the articles she will write.prepositionsa/the sum of £5/$50 etc A small item of jewellery can be bought for the sum of a few pounds.phrasesa sum of money The police are urging people not to keep large sums of money in their houses. |
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