aggregation
noun uk/ˌæɡ.rɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌæɡ.rəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
[ U ]聚集;集合
the process of combining things or amounts into a single group or total
Installation art - the aggregation of objects in a space - has long dominated the visual arts. 装置艺术 — 空间中物体的合成 —长期以来一直主导着视觉艺术界。
Some animals avoid being eaten by aggregation in groups, such as schools of fish. 一些动物为了避免被其他动物捕食而聚在一起行动,鱼群就是这样的。
[ U or C ]聚合;集成;汇总
the process of collecting information from several different websites, newspapers, databases (= large amounts of information stored in a computer system ), etc. and combining it in one place, or the result of this process
This news aggregation site grabs headlines from over 30 daily news sources and provides a link to the host site. 这个新闻聚合网站从三十多个每日新闻来源中抓取头条新闻,并提供原发网址的链接。
You can view aggregations of polling data at the site. 您可以在站点上查看民调数据的汇总。
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- The aggregation of wealth by small groups of families caused social unrest.
- Drinking clarified tomato juice daily significantly reduced platelet aggregation in diabetes patients.
- They use data aggregation to deliver information products to knowledge professionals.
- The reviewer was impressed by the look and feel of the newly launched news aggregation site.
See: aggregate