tidy adj. (-dier; -diest) 1.整洁的,整齐的,爱整洁的。 2.〔口语〕相当好的,相当大的(款项)。 3.〔口语〕健康的。 n. 1.沙发,椅背,扶手等的罩布。 2.装零碎东西的容器[袋子、筐子等]。 a tidy room 整洁的房间。 a street tidy 街道上的废物箱。 vt. (-died) 弄整洁,整理,收拾 (up)。 It's your turn to tidy (up) the room. 这回该你收拾房间了。 Wait a minue. I have to tidy myself (up) a bit. 等一会儿,我梳理一下。 adv. -ily ,-iness n.
sum SUM =surface-to-underwater missile 舰对水下导弹[飞弹]。 n. 1.总数,总计,总额;【数学】和。 2.〔the sum〕概略,大要,要点。 3.款项,金额。 4.算术(题);运算,计算。 5.【诗】顶点,绝顶,极点。 sum remainder, product, quotient 和,差,积,商。 a sum total 总计,合计。 the sum of his opinions 他的意见的要点。 a good [considerable, round] sum一大[整]笔钱。 a large [small] sum of 巨[小]额的,大[小]量的。 be good at sums 算术好。 do [work, make] a sum(s) 计算,做算术题。 in sum大体上,一言以蔽之,总之。 the sum (and substance) 要点。 the sum of things (最高的)公共利益;宇宙。 vt. (-mm-) 合计,总计;总结,总括,概括。 vi. 总计(into, to);(法官听原告、被告陈述后)概括要点 (up)。 Contributions sums to several thousand dollars. 捐款总计达数千美元。 sum up 总计,总结;总起来说。 sum up experiences 总结经验。
She has put aside a tidy sum for her retirement . 她存了一笔相当可观的钱以备退休之用。
A tidy sum 相当巨大的款项
After hearing about a neighbor who had returned from china after making a tidy sum as a migrant worker , she decided to try her luck 听说一个邻居在中国作为外来务工者挣了一笔可观的收入而回家之后,她决定试试自己的运气。
It was a bit of a shock to be declared redundant , but since i had a tidy sum of money saved i was not unduly anxious about finding another job immediately 被宣布解雇颇令人震惊,但是由于我存了相当大的一笔钱,我并不为立即另找工作而忧心忡忡。
Whole thing quite painless out of all the taxes give every child born five quid at compound interest up to twentyone , five per cent is a hundred shillings and five tiresome pounds , multiply by twenty decimal system , encourage people to put by money save hundred and ten and a bit twentyone years want to work it out on paper come to a tidy sum , more than you think 从各种税收中,按复利借给每一个出生的娃娃五镑。按五分利计算,到了二十一岁就积累成一百零五先令了。英镑挺麻烦的,得用十进法乘二十。