| 单词 | total |
| 释义 | total —total /ˈtəʊ.təl/ aep /ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/ adjective (VERY GREAT) ► B2 very great or of the largest degree possible: » total secrecy» a total disregard for their feelings» total silence» The organization of the event was a total shambles (= very bad).» The collapse, when it came, was total.Thesaurus+: ↑Complete and whole , ↑Very and extreme• • • Extra Examples:» She stared at him in total incomprehension.» Literary critics were in total disagreement about the value of the book.» The meeting was a total failure.» The Workers' Coalition experienced the ignominy of total defeat in the last election.» He's a total no-hoper - he'll never achieve anything.adjective [before noun] (AMOUNT) ► B1 including everything: » the total cost» Total losses were $800.Thesaurus+: ↑Complete and whole , ↑Very and extreme• • • Extra Examples:» The total amount raised so far is approaching $1000.» When you include all my overtime, my total pay is quite good.» What is the total oil output from the British sector of the North Sea?» We need to work out the total cost of the project.» Although sexual and violent crimes have increased by 10%, they remain only a tiny fraction of the total number of crimes committed each year.noun [C] ► B1 the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together: » At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80 percent of the total.» A total of 21 horses were entered for the race.» We made £700 in total, over three days of trading.Thesaurus+: ↑Calculations and calculating , ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisionWord partners for total noun• sth ♯brings/♯takes the total ♯to [500/1,000]• ♯reach a total of [700/200]• the ♯final/♯net/♯overall/♯sum total• the ♯annual/♯monthly total• a total ♯of [500/3,000]• [600/30] ♯in total• [50/30] ♯out of a total of [90/100]Collocations:–Prepositions-lu. a total of sth» The changes could cost a total of £10 million.-lu. in total» In total, fewer than 10 percent of vehicles are searched.-lu. the total for sth» What was his total for the whole season?-lu. [a percent/fraction] of the total» Women made up 58.8 percent of the total, men 41.2 percent.-lu. out of a total of sth» We already have 31 overseas members out of a total 140 members.–Adjectives-lu. the final/net/overall total» How much was the final total?-lu. the annual/monthly total» In May, registrations hit their lowest monthly total in nine years.-lu. a combined total» The award brings the combined total of compensatory and punitive damages to $33.5 million.–Types-lu. the jobless/rainfall/sales total» The jobless total in Scotland dropped by a further 1200 last month.-lu. a point/vote total» Smith's vote total is the second highest in history.–Verbs-lu. bring/take the total to sth» She had two more children, bringing the total to five.-lu. make/reach a total (of sth)» John gave us two more bottles, which makes a total of six altogether.-lu. exceed/surpass a total» The month's rainfall exceeded its normal July total of 2.31 inches• • • Extra Examples:» The school bazaar raised a total of £550.» The trip cost a total of £250, insurance included.» The average of the three numbers 7, 12 and 20 is 13, because the total of 7, 12 and 20 is 39, and 39 divided by 3 is 13.» These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total.» Unemployment is likely to reach the highest total that has ever been recorded.verb [L only + noun, T] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-) ↑Verb Endings for total ► C1 to have as a complete amount, or to calculate this: » This is the eighth volume in the series, which totals 21 volumes in all.» We totalled (up) the money we had each earned, and then shared it equally among the three of us.Thesaurus+: ↑Calculations and calculating , ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division• • • Extra Examples:» He ran up debts totalling nearly £3,000.» If you total their earnings for the year, you will see they are quite substantial.» Their combined service in the company totalled 50 years. |
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