total
UK ['təʊ.təl] US ['toʊ.tˌəl] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together 总额；总数•At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80% of the total.一天中的那个时候，只有一人乘坐的汽车几乎占车辆总数的80%。 •A total of 21 horses were entered for the race.总共有21匹马报名参加比赛。 •We made £700 in total, over three days of trading.在三天的交易中，我们一共赚了700英镑。
UK ['təʊ.təl] US ['toʊ.tˌəl] adjective
AMOUNT 数量
ESSENTIAL [before noun]
■including everything 总的，全部的•the total cost全部费用 •Total losses were $800.总损失为800美元。
UK ['təʊ.təl] US ['toʊ.tˌəl] adjective
VERY GREAT 非常大的
ADVANCED
■very great or of the largest degree possible 完全的，彻底的；绝对的•total secrecy绝密 •a total disregard for their feelings对他们的感受全然不顾 •total silence万籁俱寂 •The organization of the event was a total shambles (= very bad).这次活动的组织工作糟糕透了。 •The collapse, when it came, was total.这种崩溃一旦来临，便无可救药。
UK ['təʊ.təl] US ['toʊ.tˌəl] verb [L only + noun] transitive (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-) US USUALLY
ADVANCED
■to have as a complete amount, or to calculate this 总数达；合计为•This is the eighth volume in the series, which totals 21 volumes in all.该丛书总共有21册，这是第8册。 •We totalled (up) the money we had each earned, and then shared it equally among the three of us.我们把每个人赚的钱加起来，然后我们三个人平分这笔钱。 |