aggregate

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ag·gre·gate1 /ˈæɡrɪɡət/ AWL noun formal

1 TOTAL[countableC] the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together 总数，合计

aggregate of

The smaller minorities got an aggregate of 1,327 votes.

较小的少数党总共获得1,327张选票。

In the aggregate (=as a group or in total), women outlive men by 7 or more years.

总体来看，女性比男性多活七年或以上。

on aggregate British EnglishBrE (=when the points from two football games are added together) 〔两场足球比赛的〕总分，合计比分

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.

曼联队以2比1的总比分获胜。

2. [singular, uncountableU]TI technical sand or small stones that are used in making concrete 〔用于制成混凝土的〕粒料，骨料

Examples from the Corpus

aggregate• It imposed fines totalling £328,500 on 105 solicitors, compared with 76 solicitors fined an aggregate of £216,000 the year before.• In quite dreadful weather conditions Cook put together rounds of 75-80-71-69 for an aggregate of 295.• From this point of view society is an aggregate of such activities; social order is negotiated order.• The business population Businesses constitute the second major aggregate of the private sector.• From the combined results Thomas's group estimated an average particle size of 100 for the copper metal aggregates.• They lost one-nil at Swansea last night, but qualify three-one on aggregate.• The above studies have attempted to assess the presence of circulating platelet aggregates.• Water-based Stronghold smooth, and Stronghold textured masonry paint, reinforced with rock aggregate for extra durability.

aggregate of• The company will spend an aggregate of $2 million on the product.

aggregate2 AWL adjectiveadj [only before noun] technical

TOTALbeing the total amount of something after all the figures or points have been added together 总计的

an increase in the aggregate production

总产量的增长

Examples from the Corpus

aggregate• And at that level of implementation, the aggregate benefits to the enterprise start to become very apparent.• But what happens to the real wage rate following a fall in aggregate demand?• It thus tackles head on the problem of excess or deficient aggregate demand.• But the important thing is the aggregate evidence, which is very conclusive.• aggregate income and investment• Electronics accounted for 21 percent of aggregate manufacturing employment in 1991, against only 7 percent in 1981.• Nevertheless there is one area in which the Keynesian model leaves much to be desired in its treatment of aggregate supply.• What are the determinants of aggregate supply?• When they go on sick leave, their aggregate take-home pay is actually higher than when they are on the job.

ag·gre·gate3 /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/ AWL verb formal

1 [linking verb]TOTAL to be a particular amount when added together 总计达到，合计为

Sheila’s earnings from all sources aggregated £100,000.

希拉的所有收入总计为10万英镑。

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TOTAL to put different amounts, pieces of information etc together to form a group or a total （使）聚集，收集；合计

aggregate with

A wife’s income is no longer aggregated with that of her husband.

妻子的收入不再与丈夫的合并计算。

n Grammar

Aggregate is usually passive in this meaning, when used as a transitive verb.

—aggregation /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

aggregate• Sheila's earnings from all sources aggregated $100,000.• Figures such as these are not particularly meaningful because the information is highly aggregated.• We made estimates using the aggregated data.• The data were then aggregated for the calendar year 1991. 2.• They aggregate the demands of citizens and communicate these to government officials.• Additionally, for the last five years a history is kept aggregating the number of days absence by type of absence.• Individual scores were then aggregated to derive shift, department, division, and plant totals.• This hierarchy provides the framework upon which textual units are dynamically aggregated to satisfy varying user requirements.• Both power and wealth aggregate within the affluent class.

From Longman Business Dictionary

aggregateag·gre·gate1 /ˈægrɪgət/ noun [countableC]

1the total after a lot of different parts or figures have been added together

If workers seek greater increases in wages, they will in the aggregate (=in total) bring about higher inflation.

2ECONOMICS one of the measurements used when calculating the amount of money in an economy at a particular time

M2, the aggregate most closely tracked by the Federal Reserve Board

aggregateaggregate2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]STATISTICS

total and combined

The conglomerate reported an aggregate loss of 1.2 billion Australian dollars.

Analysts expect aggregate earnings of the top 500 companies to be down 1%.