1
- attrib. comprising the whole number or amount总的, 全部的, 所有的：
a total cost of £4,000.
4,000英镑的总费用。
2
- complete; absolute完全的; 绝对的：
it is a matter of total indifference to me
这对我无关紧要
a total stranger.
一个完全陌生的人。
- the whole number or amount of something总数, 总额：
he scored a total of thirty-three points
他总积分为33分
in total, 200 people were interviewed.
总计有200人被采访。
(totalled, totalling; <美> totaled, totaling)
1
- with obj. amount in number to总数达; 总计：
they were left with debts totalling £6,260.
给他们留下总计6,260英镑的债务。
1.1
- add up the full number or amount of把…加起来;算…总和：
the scores were totalled.
算出了总积分。
2
- with obj. informal, chiefly US damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck〈非正式, 主美〉完全毁坏（某物, 尤指车辆）
2.1
- kill or severely injure (someone)杀死, 严重伤害（某人）。
词源
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.