- [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。
- [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