[countable] the amount you get when you add several numbers or amounts together; the final number of people or things when they have all been counted总数；总额；总计；合计◆The chain has closed 170 out of a total of 420 stores.这个连锁企业关闭了其 420 家商店中的 170 家。◆The bank employs a total of 80 000 staff.这家银行共有 8 万名员工。◆The bank employs 80 000 staff in total.这家银行总共有 8 万名员工。◆The company posted a combined total of $2.4 billion in losses in the second and third quarters.公司公布的第二和第三季度的亏损总额为 24 亿元。 grand total running total sum total