aggregate

aggregate — 名詞

1. a single figure or quantity reached by joining several smaller numbers, items, o

1.名詞C1
釋義

總和；總計

把多項數字加總後得到的總數

a single figure or quantity reached by joining several smaller numbers, items, or groups so that the parts are counted as one whole.

例句

The aggregate of donations from twelve schools paid for the new library shelves.

十二所學校捐款的總和支付了新圖書館的書架費用。

the aggregate of + plural noun

In the aggregate, families in the village earn less than five hundred dollars a month.

整體而言，村裡的家庭一個月收入不到五百美元。

fixed phrase: in the aggregate

同義詞
  • total

    everyday word; aggregate stresses that parts came from separate sources

  • sum

    result of simple addition; aggregate suggests a broader pooling

  • whole

    less numerical; emphasises completeness rather than a figure

反義詞
  • part

    any single contribution before pooling

  • individual

    the unpooled, separate item

文法句型

the aggregate of [things]

in (the) aggregate

用法筆記

Frequently formal and statistical; common in reports, accounting, and academic writing. Often appears in the fixed phrase 'in (the) aggregate' meaning 'when counted as one whole'.

常見錯誤

❌The team made an aggregate goal in the second half.
✅The team made the winning goal in the second half.
💡sense 1 is a calculated total, not a single event.

2. in football and similar two-leg knockout matches, the combined goal count from b

2.名詞C1
釋義

兩回合總比分

兩場比賽進球加總後的成績

in football and similar two-leg knockout matches, the combined goal count from both games, used to decide which side advances when each team has won or drawn one game.

例句

Liverpool beat Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate after a thrilling second leg in Spain.

在西班牙第二回合的精彩對戰後，利物浦以兩回合總比分 4 比 3 擊敗皇家馬德里。

X-Y on aggregate after the second leg

Although Arsenal won the home game, they lost on aggregate by a single goal.

雖然兵工廠贏了主場那場，但兩回合總比分仍以一球之差落敗。

win/lose on aggregate

同義詞

文法句型

win/lose/draw on aggregate

X on aggregate (e.g. 4-3 on aggregate)

用法筆記

Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'on aggregate', referring to two-leg cup ties in football, rugby, or hockey. Rare in American sports vocabulary, where teams play a 'series' instead.

常見錯誤

❌Brazil beat Spain in aggregate.
✅Brazil beat Spain on aggregate.
💡the fixed preposition is 'on', not 'in'.

3. loose hard pieces — including sand, gravel, slag, or crushed rock — that get mix

3.名詞C2
釋義

粒料；骨材

用來拌水泥做混凝土的砂石

loose hard pieces — including sand, gravel, slag, or crushed rock — that get mixed into cement so the resulting concrete sets strong enough for walls, floors, or roadbeds.

例句

The truck dropped a fresh load of aggregate beside the half-built garden wall.

卡車在蓋到一半的花園圍牆旁卸下一車新的粒料。

load/pile of aggregate

Workers shovelled coarse aggregate into the mixer before adding cement and water.

工人把粗骨材鏟進攪拌機，再加入水泥和水。

coarse/fine aggregate

同義詞
  • ballast

    specifically the stones laid under railway tracks

  • gravel

    one type of aggregate; aggregate is the broader cover term

文法句型

aggregate for [purpose]

mix [cement] with aggregate

用法筆記

Construction-industry term, usually uncountable. Often modified by 'fine', 'coarse', 'recycled', or 'crushed' to specify grain size or origin. Distinguish from sense 1: this aggregate is a physical material, not a calculated number.

常見錯誤

❌They poured concrete and aggregates over the path.
✅They poured concrete and aggregate over the path.
💡uncountable in this sense; no plural -s.

aggregate — 形容詞

aggregate — 動詞