标题: English Study: Total [打印本页] 作者: keepdancing 时间: 16-6-2013 12:29 标题: English Study: Total Total: To wreck completely; demolish
He survived the crash but totaled his car.
A insurance term that describes the condition of a damaged car when the cost to repair the damage exceeds the actual appraised value of the vehicle.
A '03 BMW X3 that gets ripped in half by a dumptruck would be considered "totaled". An '87 Nova that has a cracked windshield would also be considered "totaled."作者: yearshappy 时间: 20-6-2013 18:30
(insurance term ) total v. = wreck
added it to my vocabulary
more coming? 作者: 西澳海豚 时间: 21-6-2013 11:01
学习了！作者: keepdancing 时间: 26-8-2013 10:29
在中文环境下学英语，通常会记得element这个词就是“元素”、“要素”。在OZ环境下，户外活动比较多，则经常遇到另外的一种用法，elements是指风霜雨雪等恶劣天气。
Elements - plural : weather conditions; especially : violent or severe weather <battling the elements>
