عبارت انگلیسی
totaled
معنی و توضیح
The word “totaled,” in this podcast, means completely destroyed, often in an accident, and is usually used to talk about cars: “Even though the car was totaled, the driver walked way without an injury.” The word “totaled” also means added up to: “They were shocked to realize that their living expenses totaled more than $3,000 each month.” The phrasal verb “to total up” means to reach a particular sum, or add many numbers together: “If you total up all the figures, you’ll see that our sales numbers have actually increased over the past three months.” Finally, the phrase “the sum total of” is used to describe the entire amount of something: “That little report is the sum total of everything you have to show for the past month of work? What have you been doing with your time?”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Assigning Blame in a Car Accident». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 571: Assigning Blame in a Car Accident.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 571. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Assigning Blame in a Car Accident.” “Blame” is who did something wrong. So figuring out – determining – who did something wrong when two cars have an accident. Let’s get started.
Tarik: Are you okay?
Stacey: Yeah, I think so. I’m just a little shaken up, but look at my car!
Tarik: Mine is in pretty bad shape, too. Good thing, though, it wasn’t totaled.
Stacey: Okay, let’s exchange insurance information, so we can both get out of here.
Tarik: Right. I’ll put in a claim today and your insurance should
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