aggregate

noun

🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡət/

[countable] a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together总数；合计
- a record aggregate of 285 points创纪录的285分
- The three smaller parties gained an aggregate of 25 per cent of the vote.三个较小的政党总共获得了25％的选票。
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[uncountable, countable] (specialist) sand or broken stone that is used to make concrete or for building roads, etc.（可制成混凝土或修路等用的）集料，骨料

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin aggregat- ‘herded together’, from the verb aggregare, from ad- ‘towards’ + grex, greg- ‘a flock’.

Idioms

in (the) aggregate

(formal) added together as a total or single amount总共；作为总体
- Businesses are, in the aggregate, deeper in debt than ever before.总的来说，企业的债务负担比以往任何时候都要沉重。

on aggregate

(British English, sport体育) when the scores of a number of games are added together（各次比赛相加的）总分
- They won 4–2 on aggregate.他们以总分 4:2 获胜。🔊🔊

adjective

🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡət/

[only before noun] (economics经济学 or sport体育)

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verb

🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/

[usually passive] (formal or specialist)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they aggregate	🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/ 🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/
he / she / it aggregates	🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts/ 🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts/
past simple aggregated	🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/
past participle aggregated	🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form aggregating	🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ/

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to put together different items, amounts, etc. into a single group or total总计；合计
- be aggregated (with something) The scores were aggregated with the first round totals to decide the winner.此次得分与第一轮所得总分合计决出优胜者。🔊🔊
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin aggregat- ‘herded together’, from the verb aggregare, from ad- ‘towards’ + grex, greg- ‘a flock’.