Word · Frequency #831
total
把……加起来;计算……的总和
to calculate the sum of something
- 1.
To add up; to calculate the sum of.
把...加起来;计算...的总和。
- 2.
To equal a total of; to amount to.
总计为;合计达。
- 3.
To amount to; to add up to.
总计;合计为
- 4.
add up in number or quantity
在数量或数量上相加
总计为;合计达;把...加起来;计算...的总和。;总计为;合计达。;总计;合计为;在数量或数量上相加
In use
The bill for dinner totalled sixty dollars, so we each paid twenty.
Please total the sales figures at the end of the day and write them in the report.
Our travel expenses totalling over two thousand yuan need to be approved by the manager.
Verb forms
base total · third person totals · -ing totalling · past totalled · past participle totalled
动词total是规则动词,过去式和过去分词为totalled,现在分词为totalling。
Connections
Collocations
- total up
- 把……加起来;合计
- You need to total up all the numbers before submitting.提交前你需要把所有数字加起来。
- total the bill
- 计算账单总额
- The waiter totalled the bill and brought it to the table.服务员算好账单总额,送到桌前。
- total the cost
- 计算总费用
- We should total the cost before deciding.我们应该先算一下总费用再决定。
- total the scores
- 把得分加起来
- After the game, the referee totalled the scores.比赛结束后,裁判把得分加起来。
- total up to
- 总计达;合计为
- His debts total up to $50,000.他的债务总计达五万美元。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:total 以 to 开头,把每一项都 to 进总和里;tal 像 tally(记账),所以是‘合计’。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:math homework、checking receipts、financial summaries total 作动词时属于日常通用词,通常用于把数量相加或算出总和,也可表示合计达到某个数字;在口语和书面语中都常见。拼写有美式 totaled/totaling 和英式 totalled/totalling,均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 total /ˈtoʊtəl/ 完全押韵的是 teetotal /ˌtiːˈtoʊtəl/。totally、totem、tote、token 虽都以 /toʊ/ 开头,但尾部音素不同,不是完整押韵;capital 拼写上共享 -tal,但重音和元音不同,也需注意区分。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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