total
adj
noun
verb
ˈtəʊtl
adj
1
complete,
or
as
great
as
is
possible
完全的，彻底的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
total
failure/disaster
The
sales
campaign
was
a
total
disaster.
那次促销活动彻底失败了。
a
total
ban
on
cigarette
advertising
香烟广告的全面禁止
He
looked
at
her
with
a
total
lack
of
comprehension.
他全然不解地望着她。
a
sport
that
demands
total
commitment
需要全身心投入的体育运动
2
total number/amount/cost etc
the
number,
amount
etc
that
is
the
total
总数/总量/总成本等
total
sales
of
200,000
per
year
每年 200,000 的销售总额
Her
total
income
was
£10,000
a
year.
她一年的总收入是 10,000 英镑。
noun
3
the
final
number
or
amount
of
things,
people
etc
when
everything
has
been
counted
总数，总量，总额
That’s
£7
and
£3.50,
so
the
total
is
£10.50.
那是 7 英镑和 3.50 英镑，所以总数是 10.50 英镑。
a
total
of
20/100
etc
A
total
of
thirteen
meetings
were
held
to
discuss
the
issue.
总共举行了 13 次会议来讨论该议题。
in
total
There
were
probably
about
40
people
there
in
total.
总共可能有 40 人左右。
the
sum
total
4
grand total
a.
the
final
total,
including
all
the
totals
added
together
b.
used
humorously
when
you
think
the
final
total
is
small
〔自认为很小的〕总数〔幽默用法〕
I
earned
a
grand
total
of
$4.15.
我总共才挣了 4.15 美元。
verb
5
to
reach
a
particular
total
总数为，共计
linking verb 连系动词, T
The
group
had
losses
totalling
$3
million
this
year.
该集团今年损失了总共 300 万美元。
6
to
damage
a
car
so
badly
that
it
cannot
be
repaired
[非正式，尤美] 彻底毁坏〔汽车〕
T | informal especially AmE
Chuck
totaled
his
dad’s
new
Toyota.
查克把他爸爸的那辆新丰田给报废了。
7
to
find
the
total
number
or
total
amount
of
something
by
adding
计算…的总和，把…相加起来
At
the
end
of
the
game,
total
up
everyone’s
score
to
see
who
has
won.
游戏结束时把每个人的得分加起来，看看是谁赢了。