總 总
[zǒng]
general; overall
⇒ 普通 武将 共 泛 笼统 帅 普遍 摠 军事家 将官 概 一般性 将 普级 普 常 一般 上将 将军 通论 概况 总则 总司令部 总务 合称 一般贸易 统称 广义相对论 主旨 猛将 通盘 全盘 全面 总体 大体上 大局 脉络 大体 一盘棋 总分 全长 共性 总方针 总体目标 总量 全优 全局 总体规划 通识 总吨位 纵观 统筹 统揽 综理 水涨船高 通观 统筹兼顾 外观设计 东一榔头西一棒子
to sum up
⇒ 综括 拢 归结 归纳 总结 综述 综上所述 综合 总的来说 总括 共计
in every case; always; invariably
⇒ 摠 老 时刻 历来 总是 辄 尽自 素 向 从来 夙夜 永 一直 素来 向来 常 长 自来 无时无刻 老是 井井 满天飞 不尽然 随时待命 一如既往 息屏显示 积不相能 横头横脑 蹈常袭故 素有 一直以来 满腹牢骚
anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
⇒ 管他的 死活 不过 又 管他呢 横竖 反正 合着 究 总归 究竟 归根到底 归根结蒂 到底 毕竟 说七说八 端的 不失为 终究 终久 终于 养兵千日，用在一朝 养兵千日，用兵一时 积土成山 落叶归根 抽丝剥茧 皇天不负苦心人 骊姬之乱 迟早 早晚 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 跑了和尚跑不了庙 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 出来混迟早要还的
surely
⇒ 保管 一定 想必 稳扎稳打 来者不善，善者不来
(after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zǒng jīng lǐ] or 總編|总编[zǒng biān] etc
总
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
总
zŏng
I 动 assemble; put together; sum up:
- 总起来说 to sum up
- 把两笔账总到一块算 settle the two accounts together
II 形
1 general; overall; total:
- 总产量 total output
- 总根源 root cause
- 总趋势 general trend
- 总市值 market capitalization
- 总收入 gross; total income (or revenue)
- 总的说(来) generally speaking; by and large
2 chief; head; general:
- 总头目 chief; boss; chieftain
III 副
1 always; invariably:
- 我不是总在这儿。 I am not always here.
- 我一去那儿天总下雨。 It invariably rains when I go there.
2 anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later:
- 你总会成功的。 You're bound to succeed.
- 问题总 (是)要解决的。 The problem will be settled sooner or later.
- 他总还是个孩子，哪能像大人那样有力气？ After all, he's only a child so how can he be as strong as a grown-up?
3 surely; certainly; probably:
- 她说的你总不会相信吧？ You don't believe what she said, surely?
- 他总不大可能写这样一封信。 It's most unlikely that he wrote such a letter.
- 明天他总该回来了。 He certainly ought to be back tomorrow.
- 他总有一千多块钱吧。 He is sure to have more than 1 000 yuan.
IV 名 〈敬〉 [short for 总编，总裁，总工程师，总经理，etc. following a surname] editor-in-chief; president; chief engineer; director-general:
- 王总 President Wang or Editor-in-Chief Wang
zŏng
I 动 assemble; put together; sum up:
- 总起来说 to sum up
- 把两笔账总到一块算 settle the two accounts together
II 形
1 general; overall; total:
- 总产量 total output
- 总根源 root cause
- 总趋势 general trend
- 总市值 market capitalization
- 总收入 gross; total income (or revenue)
- 总的说(来) generally speaking; by and large
2 chief; head; general:
- 总头目 chief; boss; chieftain
III 副
1 always; invariably:
- 我不是总在这儿。 I am not always here.
- 我一去那儿天总下雨。 It invariably rains when I go there.
2 anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later:
- 你总会成功的。 You're bound to succeed.
- 问题总 (是)要解决的。 The problem will be settled sooner or later.
- 他总还是个孩子，哪能像大人那样有力气？ After all, he's only a child so how can he be as strong as a grown-up?
3 surely; certainly; probably:
- 她说的你总不会相信吧？ You don't believe what she said, surely?
- 他总不大可能写这样一封信。 It's most unlikely that he wrote such a letter.
- 明天他总该回来了。 He certainly ought to be back tomorrow.
- 他总有一千多块钱吧。 He is sure to have more than 1 000 yuan.
IV 名 〈敬〉 [short for 总编，总裁，总工程师，总经理，etc. following a surname] editor-in-chief; president; chief engineer; director-general:
- 王总 President Wang or Editor-in-Chief Wang
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
总(縂、總)
zǒng
1. 总括;汇集 {assemble; put together; sum up}:
- ～之 {in short}
- 汇～ {collect; gather}
- ～其成 {assume overall responsibility for completing a divided task}
- ～起来说 {to sum up}
- 把两笔账～到一块ㄦ。 {settle the two accounts together}
2. 全部的;全面的 {general; overall; total}:
- ～账 {general account; general ledger}
- ～动员 {general mobilization}
- ～攻击 {general offensive}
- ～罢工 {general strike}
- ～的情况对我们非常有利。 {The whole (or general) situation is very favourable to us.}
3. 概括全部的;为首的;领导的 {chief; head; general}:
- ～纲 {general programme}
- ～则 {general rules}
- ～店 {main store}
- ～工会 {federation of trade unions}
- ～路线 {general line}
- ～司令 {commander-in-chief}
- ～书记。 {general secretary}
4. 一直;一向 {always; invariably}:
- 天～不放晴 {The cloudy weather drags on and won't clear up.}
- 晚饭后他～是到湖边散步。 {He always takes a walk along the lakeside after supper.}
5. 毕竟;总归 {anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later}:
- 冬天～要过去,春天～会来临 {Winter will be over anyway, and spring will come eventually.}
- 小孩子～是小孩子,哪能像大人那样有力气。 {After all, a child is a child. How can he possibly be as strong as a grown-up?}
zǒng
1. 总括;汇集 {assemble; put together; sum up}:
- ～之 {in short}
- 汇～ {collect; gather}
- ～其成 {assume overall responsibility for completing a divided task}
- ～起来说 {to sum up}
- 把两笔账～到一块ㄦ。 {settle the two accounts together}
2. 全部的;全面的 {general; overall; total}:
- ～账 {general account; general ledger}
- ～动员 {general mobilization}
- ～攻击 {general offensive}
- ～罢工 {general strike}
- ～的情况对我们非常有利。 {The whole (or general) situation is very favourable to us.}
3. 概括全部的;为首的;领导的 {chief; head; general}:
- ～纲 {general programme}
- ～则 {general rules}
- ～店 {main store}
- ～工会 {federation of trade unions}
- ～路线 {general line}
- ～司令 {commander-in-chief}
- ～书记。 {general secretary}
4. 一直;一向 {always; invariably}:
- 天～不放晴 {The cloudy weather drags on and won't clear up.}
- 晚饭后他～是到湖边散步。 {He always takes a walk along the lakeside after supper.}
5. 毕竟;总归 {anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later}:
- 冬天～要过去,春天～会来临 {Winter will be over anyway, and spring will come eventually.}
- 小孩子～是小孩子,哪能像大人那样有力气。 {After all, a child is a child. How can he possibly be as strong as a grown-up?}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
总
zǒng
动 assemble; put together; sum up
- 把两笔账总到一块算 settle the two accounts together
另见：总结总括汇总
形 general; overall; total; whole; entire; complete
- 总成本 total cost
- 总的说来 generally speaking; by and large; in the aggregate
- 总发电量 gross generation of electricity
- 总复习 general review
- 总根源 root cause
- 总功率 gross power
- 总建筑面积 overall floorage
- 总预算 master budget
- 总载重量 gross deadweight
- 总支出/资产 total expenditure/assets
- 总装机容量 installed gross capacity
- 楼房总面积 gross floor area
- 总的形势令人鼓舞。 The overall situation is inspiring.
- 总的情况还不错。 It's not bad on the whole.
- 你的建议总的来说是可行的。 Overall/In general/On the whole, your proposal is feasible.
另见：总评
形 chief; head; general
另见：总裁总公司总统
副 always; invariably
副 anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
副 probably; perhaps; maybe
zǒng
动 assemble; put together; sum up
- 把两笔账总到一块算 settle the two accounts together
另见：总结总括汇总
形 general; overall; total; whole; entire; complete
- 总成本 total cost
- 总的说来 generally speaking; by and large; in the aggregate
- 总发电量 gross generation of electricity
- 总复习 general review
- 总根源 root cause
- 总功率 gross power
- 总建筑面积 overall floorage
- 总预算 master budget
- 总载重量 gross deadweight
- 总支出/资产 total expenditure/assets
- 总装机容量 installed gross capacity
- 楼房总面积 gross floor area
- 总的形势令人鼓舞。 The overall situation is inspiring.
- 总的情况还不错。 It's not bad on the whole.
- 你的建议总的来说是可行的。 Overall/In general/On the whole, your proposal is feasible.
另见：总评
形 chief; head; general
另见：总裁总公司总统
副 always; invariably
副 anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
副 probably; perhaps; maybe
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
总
general; overall; total;chief; general
general; overall; total;chief; general
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英法学大词典
总
/zǒng/
after all; always; assemble; chief; general; overall; put together
/zǒng/
after all; always; assemble; chief; general; overall; put together
简体中文>英语, 简明汉英词典
总（总是）
zǒng（zǒng shì ）
有“一直”、“一向”的意思，表示这种情况是经常性的。这种经常性可以根据频率的多少采用下列词：often, frequently, always, constantly, ever, invariably等。
- 最近他总是找我们玩。 He often comes to us for play recently.
- 最近两天我的思想总在她身上。 For the recent two days my thoughts have been frequently on her.
- 她每天总是第一个到车间。 She is always the first to come to the workshop every day.
- 他总是乱扔东西。 He is constantly leaving things about.
- 帝国主义总是跟战争连在一起的。 Imperialism and war have ever gone hand in hand.
- 晚饭后，我们总是要上街散散步。 We invariably go for a walk in the street after supper.这种经常性如果出现在否定句里，则要用never, cannot来替代。
- 真正的爱情总不是一帆风顺的。 The course of true love never runs smooth.
- 要人家服，只能说服，不能压服；压服的结果总是压而不服。 Persuasion, not compulsion, is the way to convince people; compulsion will never result in convincing them.
- 学习总是不嫌晚的。 Never too late to learn.
- 你总不能老捧着这东西吧。 You cannot just go on holding it.
- 我总不能在众目睽睽之下撅起屁股把那张百元大钞捡在手里吧。 I could not lean forward under the watchful eye of the public and pick the one-hundred-yuan bill in my hand.要注意never与not always的区别。
- 我哥哥晚上总是不在家。 My brother is never at home in the evening.（完全否定）
- 我哥哥晚上不总是在家。 My brother is not always at home in the evening.（部分否定）
双重否定在表示永恒真理、客观规律或经常现象时也有总的意思。
- 是东西总有用处。 Nothing is but good for something.
- 人总有缺点。 Nobody but has his fault.
- 凡事有生总有死。 There is nothing born but has to die.
- 他们一见面总要斗智。 They never meet but there is a skirmish of wit between them.
- 要战胜危险总得冒险。 Danger is never overcome without risk.
如果这种经常性是指习惯性动作，则要用will, would, used to, have a habit of等。
- 他锻炼起来总是三四个小时不休息。 He will train for three or four hours without stopping.
- 我父亲看书总要打瞌睡。 My father will fall asleep while reading.
- 他死前不欠，总是一句话也不说地连坐几个小时。 Shortly before his death he would sit for hours without saying a word.
- 她走路时总爱唠叨。 She would be always muttering as she went along.
- 我小时候，每天总要游泳。 I used to swim every day when I was young.
- 他出国前总是星期天到我们这里。 He used to come to us on Sunday before he went abroad.
- 猫抓住了猎物，总要先嬉戏一番才把它吃掉。 Cats have a habit of teasing their prey a good while before eating it up.
chief, head, main, 有“主要”的意思。
- 总工程师是一项工程中全部工程师中最重要的一个。 The chief engineer is the most important one of a group engineers on a job.
- 总头目不点头我们是不会干的。 We won't act without the consent of the chief boss.
- 本公司的总部设在上海。 The head office of our firm is in Shanghai.
- 总开关控制整幢大楼的灯火。 The main switch controls the lights all over the building.
general, in general, generally, on the whole, by and large，有全面的意思。
- 国民总动员必须在48小时内完成。 The general mobilization of the nation must be completed in 48 hours.
- 你访美总的印象如何？ What is your general impression the visit to the United States makes on you?
- 妇女总是喜欢去购买新衣。 Women in general like to shop for new clothes.
- 总的说来，退休人员也可为社会主义做贡献。 Generally speaking, those who are retired might make contribution to the socialist construction.
- 好的散文总是简洁明了、直截了当。 Good prose is generally simple, specific and direct.
- 总的来说，我认为你是比较幸运的。 On the whole, I think you have been comparatively fortunate.
- 妇女总的来说要比男人能吃苦。 By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
commonly, usually, as a rule，有“一般”的意思。
- 实验总是根据某个假设而设计的，并用来证实或否定该假设。 Experiments are commonly designed in the light of some hypothesis in order to verify or disapprove it.
- 如果词义上看不出区别，在用法上总有区别。 Where a difference in meaning cannot be shown, a difference in usage commonly exists.
- 工作努力的人总是诚实的，因为勤奋可使人升华， 而不至于受到外界的诱惑。 Hard workers are usually honest because industry lifts them above temptation.
- 虽然他可以坐车，却总是走路。 He usually walks though he might ride.
- 复制品总不如原件。 Reproduction, as a rule, falls short of their original.
- 清早，我总要洗个冷水澡。 As a rule I take a cold bath in the morning.
must, be bound, sooner or later, be certain, certainly, be sure, surely，可表示动作的必然性。
- 别的问题以后再说，这个问题总得解决。 Other questions may be put off, but this one must be settled.
- 你总会成功的。 You're bound to succeed.
- 从长远来看，经济危机总是要加深最后的政治崩溃的。 In the long run, the economic crisis is bound to deepen the eventual political collapse.
- 问题总是要解决的。 The problem will be settled sooner or later.
- 你迟早总舍被认识你的人瞧见的。 You're certain to be seen sooner or later by someone who knows you.
- 你儿子总会回来的。 Your son is certain to return.
- 做事之前总得有把握吧。 Be quite sure before you do anything.
- 母亲的碗柜里总是有吃的。 There is sure to be something eatable in Mother's cupboard.
- 明天他总该回来了。 He certainly ought to be back tomorrow.
- 你总不会相信她说的吧。 You don't believe what she said surely.
表示让步，可用any与某些词组成的复合词组。
- 无论如何，试试总没害处。 At any rate, it won't hurt to try.
- 只要是不需要的东西，无论什么价格总嫌贵。 A thing you don't want is dear at any price.
- 不管怎样，你总是输家。 In any case, you will be the loser.
- 地球表面的任何一处总是先面对太阳，后背对太阳。 Any place on the surface of the earth first faces the sun and then turns away from it.有时，any也可与某些词组成复合词来表示让步。
- 天可能下雨，不过我们总得去吧。 It may rain, but we shall have to go anyway.
- 不管怎样，我总是不喜欢这东西。 Anyhow, I don't like it.ever与疑问副词组成复合词组也可表示让步。
- 无论在哪儿，只要有艰苦的工作要干，他总在场。 Wherever there's hard work to do, he is on hand.
- 无论做什么事情，他总是做得全面、彻底。 Whatever he did, he did all-sidedly and thoroughly.
- 无论何时我一见到这个纪念品，它似乎总是对我说：“坚持下去”。 Whenever I looked at the memento, it seems to say to me "go on".
after all, all in all, in the long run，有“毕竟”的意思，一般可以表示得出的结论。
- 他总是个孩子，哪能像大人那样有力气？ After all, he's only a child. How can he possibly be as strong as a grown-up?
- 当然，她的表现差，但她总是你妹妹。 Of course, she behaves awfully, but after all she is your sister.
- 这本书有些缺点，但总的来说我认为是成功的。 The book has some weak points, but all in all I consider it a success.
- 他们的经济状况总的说来并不坏。 All in all, their financial condition is not bad.
- 那些经常改变研究项目的人总是一事无成。 Those who often change their studies will never succeed in the long run.
- 买优质产品总是合算的。 It pays in the long run to buy goods of high quality.是有“毕竟”的意思还可用词或句子的重复来表示得出的结果。
- 事实总是事实，怎么抹杀也没有用的。 Fact is fact. It's no use obliterating it.
- 法律总是法律，必须加以遵守。 Law is law, and it must be obeyed.
- 无论他们穿什么衣、说什么话，坏蛋总是坏蛋。 No matter what clothes they wear, what words they utter, villains are villains.表示得出结论的“总”有时还可用比较级。
- 有总比没有好。 Something is better than nothing.
- 迟到总比不来的好。 Better late than never.
keep doing，指总是在重复某个动作。
- 我不知道为什么我的鞋带总是散的。 I wonder why my shoe-lace keeps coming undone.
- 他写信的时候，总是在搔下巴。 While he is writing a letter, he keeps scratching his chin.
“总”有时可以用作动词，有“归拢”的意思，可以有不同的译法。可用settle together, put together等。
- 你最好把两笔账总到一块算。 You'd better settle the two accounts together.
- 你把文件总到一起归档。 Put your papers together in the file.
zǒng（zǒng shì ）
有“一直”、“一向”的意思，表示这种情况是经常性的。这种经常性可以根据频率的多少采用下列词：often, frequently, always, constantly, ever, invariably等。
- 最近他总是找我们玩。 He often comes to us for play recently.
- 最近两天我的思想总在她身上。 For the recent two days my thoughts have been frequently on her.
- 她每天总是第一个到车间。 She is always the first to come to the workshop every day.
- 他总是乱扔东西。 He is constantly leaving things about.
- 帝国主义总是跟战争连在一起的。 Imperialism and war have ever gone hand in hand.
- 晚饭后，我们总是要上街散散步。 We invariably go for a walk in the street after supper.这种经常性如果出现在否定句里，则要用never, cannot来替代。
- 真正的爱情总不是一帆风顺的。 The course of true love never runs smooth.
- 要人家服，只能说服，不能压服；压服的结果总是压而不服。 Persuasion, not compulsion, is the way to convince people; compulsion will never result in convincing them.
- 学习总是不嫌晚的。 Never too late to learn.
- 你总不能老捧着这东西吧。 You cannot just go on holding it.
- 我总不能在众目睽睽之下撅起屁股把那张百元大钞捡在手里吧。 I could not lean forward under the watchful eye of the public and pick the one-hundred-yuan bill in my hand.要注意never与not always的区别。
- 我哥哥晚上总是不在家。 My brother is never at home in the evening.（完全否定）
- 我哥哥晚上不总是在家。 My brother is not always at home in the evening.（部分否定）
双重否定在表示永恒真理、客观规律或经常现象时也有总的意思。
- 是东西总有用处。 Nothing is but good for something.
- 人总有缺点。 Nobody but has his fault.
- 凡事有生总有死。 There is nothing born but has to die.
- 他们一见面总要斗智。 They never meet but there is a skirmish of wit between them.
- 要战胜危险总得冒险。 Danger is never overcome without risk.
如果这种经常性是指习惯性动作，则要用will, would, used to, have a habit of等。
- 他锻炼起来总是三四个小时不休息。 He will train for three or four hours without stopping.
- 我父亲看书总要打瞌睡。 My father will fall asleep while reading.
- 他死前不欠，总是一句话也不说地连坐几个小时。 Shortly before his death he would sit for hours without saying a word.
- 她走路时总爱唠叨。 She would be always muttering as she went along.
- 我小时候，每天总要游泳。 I used to swim every day when I was young.
- 他出国前总是星期天到我们这里。 He used to come to us on Sunday before he went abroad.
- 猫抓住了猎物，总要先嬉戏一番才把它吃掉。 Cats have a habit of teasing their prey a good while before eating it up.
chief, head, main, 有“主要”的意思。
- 总工程师是一项工程中全部工程师中最重要的一个。 The chief engineer is the most important one of a group engineers on a job.
- 总头目不点头我们是不会干的。 We won't act without the consent of the chief boss.
- 本公司的总部设在上海。 The head office of our firm is in Shanghai.
- 总开关控制整幢大楼的灯火。 The main switch controls the lights all over the building.
general, in general, generally, on the whole, by and large，有全面的意思。
- 国民总动员必须在48小时内完成。 The general mobilization of the nation must be completed in 48 hours.
- 你访美总的印象如何？ What is your general impression the visit to the United States makes on you?
- 妇女总是喜欢去购买新衣。 Women in general like to shop for new clothes.
- 总的说来，退休人员也可为社会主义做贡献。 Generally speaking, those who are retired might make contribution to the socialist construction.
- 好的散文总是简洁明了、直截了当。 Good prose is generally simple, specific and direct.
- 总的来说，我认为你是比较幸运的。 On the whole, I think you have been comparatively fortunate.
- 妇女总的来说要比男人能吃苦。 By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
commonly, usually, as a rule，有“一般”的意思。
- 实验总是根据某个假设而设计的，并用来证实或否定该假设。 Experiments are commonly designed in the light of some hypothesis in order to verify or disapprove it.
- 如果词义上看不出区别，在用法上总有区别。 Where a difference in meaning cannot be shown, a difference in usage commonly exists.
- 工作努力的人总是诚实的，因为勤奋可使人升华， 而不至于受到外界的诱惑。 Hard workers are usually honest because industry lifts them above temptation.
- 虽然他可以坐车，却总是走路。 He usually walks though he might ride.
- 复制品总不如原件。 Reproduction, as a rule, falls short of their original.
- 清早，我总要洗个冷水澡。 As a rule I take a cold bath in the morning.
must, be bound, sooner or later, be certain, certainly, be sure, surely，可表示动作的必然性。
- 别的问题以后再说，这个问题总得解决。 Other questions may be put off, but this one must be settled.
- 你总会成功的。 You're bound to succeed.
- 从长远来看，经济危机总是要加深最后的政治崩溃的。 In the long run, the economic crisis is bound to deepen the eventual political collapse.
- 问题总是要解决的。 The problem will be settled sooner or later.
- 你迟早总舍被认识你的人瞧见的。 You're certain to be seen sooner or later by someone who knows you.
- 你儿子总会回来的。 Your son is certain to return.
- 做事之前总得有把握吧。 Be quite sure before you do anything.
- 母亲的碗柜里总是有吃的。 There is sure to be something eatable in Mother's cupboard.
- 明天他总该回来了。 He certainly ought to be back tomorrow.
- 你总不会相信她说的吧。 You don't believe what she said surely.
表示让步，可用any与某些词组成的复合词组。
- 无论如何，试试总没害处。 At any rate, it won't hurt to try.
- 只要是不需要的东西，无论什么价格总嫌贵。 A thing you don't want is dear at any price.
- 不管怎样，你总是输家。 In any case, you will be the loser.
- 地球表面的任何一处总是先面对太阳，后背对太阳。 Any place on the surface of the earth first faces the sun and then turns away from it.有时，any也可与某些词组成复合词来表示让步。
- 天可能下雨，不过我们总得去吧。 It may rain, but we shall have to go anyway.
- 不管怎样，我总是不喜欢这东西。 Anyhow, I don't like it.ever与疑问副词组成复合词组也可表示让步。
- 无论在哪儿，只要有艰苦的工作要干，他总在场。 Wherever there's hard work to do, he is on hand.
- 无论做什么事情，他总是做得全面、彻底。 Whatever he did, he did all-sidedly and thoroughly.
- 无论何时我一见到这个纪念品，它似乎总是对我说：“坚持下去”。 Whenever I looked at the memento, it seems to say to me "go on".
after all, all in all, in the long run，有“毕竟”的意思，一般可以表示得出的结论。
- 他总是个孩子，哪能像大人那样有力气？ After all, he's only a child. How can he possibly be as strong as a grown-up?
- 当然，她的表现差，但她总是你妹妹。 Of course, she behaves awfully, but after all she is your sister.
- 这本书有些缺点，但总的来说我认为是成功的。 The book has some weak points, but all in all I consider it a success.
- 他们的经济状况总的说来并不坏。 All in all, their financial condition is not bad.
- 那些经常改变研究项目的人总是一事无成。 Those who often change their studies will never succeed in the long run.
- 买优质产品总是合算的。 It pays in the long run to buy goods of high quality.是有“毕竟”的意思还可用词或句子的重复来表示得出的结果。
- 事实总是事实，怎么抹杀也没有用的。 Fact is fact. It's no use obliterating it.
- 法律总是法律，必须加以遵守。 Law is law, and it must be obeyed.
- 无论他们穿什么衣、说什么话，坏蛋总是坏蛋。 No matter what clothes they wear, what words they utter, villains are villains.表示得出结论的“总”有时还可用比较级。
- 有总比没有好。 Something is better than nothing.
- 迟到总比不来的好。 Better late than never.
keep doing，指总是在重复某个动作。
- 我不知道为什么我的鞋带总是散的。 I wonder why my shoe-lace keeps coming undone.
- 他写信的时候，总是在搔下巴。 While he is writing a letter, he keeps scratching his chin.
“总”有时可以用作动词，有“归拢”的意思，可以有不同的译法。可用settle together, put together等。
- 你最好把两笔账总到一块算。 You'd better settle the two accounts together.
- 你把文件总到一起归档。 Put your papers together in the file.
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