[attrib.]comprising the whole number or amount 總的,全部的,所有的 a total cost of £4,000. 4,000英鎊的總費(fèi)用。
complete; absolute 完全的;絕對(duì)的 it is a matter of total indifference to me. 這對(duì)我無(wú)關(guān)緊要。 a total stranger. 一個(gè)完全陌生的人。
noun
the whole number or amount of something 總數(shù),總額 he scored a total of thirty-three points. 他總積分為33分。 in total, 200 people were interviewed. 總計(jì)有200人被采訪。
(totalled, totalling; 美 totaled, totaling)
[with obj.]amount in number to 總數(shù)達(dá);總計(jì) they were left with debts totalling £6,260. 他們被留下總計(jì)6,260英鎊的債務(wù)。 ■add up the full number or amount of 把…加起來(lái);算…總和 the scores were totalled. 算出了總積分。
[with obj.](informal, chiefly US)damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck (非正式,主美)完全毀壞(某物,尤指車(chē)輛) ■kill or severely injure (someone) 殺死,嚴(yán)重傷害(某人)
語(yǔ)源
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin totalis, from totum 'the whole', neuter of Latin totus 'whole, entire'. The verb, at first in the sense 'add up', dates from the late 16th cent