Total Meaning in English
word
/ˈtoʊtəɫ/
TOH-duhl
/tˈəʊtəl/
TOH-tuhl
释义
Used to describe the whole amount of something, with nothing missing. It can also mean complete or absolute, depending on the context.
用法与细微差别
Common as both an adjective and a noun: 'the total cost' and 'the total is $50'. In informal speech, 'a total mess' or 'total nonsense' means complete or absolute. Don't confuse it with 'totally', which is the adverb.
Spanish: total - completoPortuguese (BR): total - completoPortuguese (PT): total - completoChinese (Simplified): 总数 - 全部的 - 完全的Chinese (Traditional): 總數 - 全部的 - 完全的Hindi: कुल - पूरा - पूर्णArabic: إجمالي - كامل - تامBengali: মোট - সম্পূর্ণRussian: общий - полный - итогJapanese: 合計（ごうけい） - 総計（そうけい） - 完全なVietnamese: tổng - hoàn toànKorean: 총 - 완전한Turkish: toplam - tamUrdu: کل - مکملIndonesian: total - jumlah - keseluruhan
例句
The total cost is twenty dollars.
basic
We spent a total of three hours there.
basic
The room was in total darkness.
basic
After taxes and fees, the total came to almost $200.
natural
That movie was a total waste of time.
natural
I forgot my keys, my phone died, and then it started raining—total disaster.
natural