altogether
adverb uk/ˌɔːl.təˈɡeð.ər/ us/ˌɑːl.təˈɡeð.ɚ/
B1 总共，一共
in total
That'll be $52.50 altogether, please. 一共是52.5英镑。
B2 完全，全然
completely
The government ought to abolish the tax altogether. 政府应该彻底取消这一税收。
She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether. 她动笔的次数越来越少，最后完全停笔了。
It's all right working with him, but living with him would be a different matter altogether. 跟他一起工作还可以，但跟他一起生活可完全是另外一码事。
I'm not altogether sure I want that (= I have doubts about it). 我不能完全肯定我想要那个。
I think Graham will agree, but convincing Mary will be altogether more (= much more) difficult. 我觉得格雷厄姆会同意，但要说服玛丽就肯定难多了。
B2 总的说来，总之
considering everything
He's bad-tempered, selfish, and altogether an unpleasant man. 他脾气暴躁，自私自利，总之很令人讨厌。
- More examples
- The best option would be to cancel the trip altogether.
- The new systems cut humans out of the picture altogether.
- The first casualty of the reorganization will be the bus service, which will be stopped altogether.
- Talking about the world's problems is one thing, but solving them is another matter altogether.
- Cars are useful, but their impact on the environment is another matter altogether.
altogether
noun [ S ] uk/ˌɔːl.təˈɡeð.ər/ us/ˌɑːl.təˈɡeð.ɚ/
be in the altogether old-fashioned 赤身裸体
to be naked
The photos show the princess romping in the altogether in the Caribbean.
This is a safe area of the beach for swimmers who prefer to bathe in the altogether.
They were persuaded to pose in the altogether for a charity calendar.
In this scene, we see him standing before her in the altogether.
He didn't think there was anything wrong in being seen in the altogether.