- 1. add; plus
- ♦ 二~三等于五。 Two plus three makes five. or Two and three is five.
- 2. increase; augment
- ♦ ~工资 increase (or raise) sb.'s wages
- ♦ ~件衣服再出去。 Put on more clothes before you go out.
- ♦ ~大油门 open the throttle; step on the gas
- 3. put in; add; append
- ♦ 汤里~点盐 put some salt in the soup
- ♦ 往威士忌里~水 add water to whisky
- ♦ ~注解 append notes to
- 4. (used in the same way as 加以 usu. after a monosyllabic adverb)
- ♦ 大~赞扬 praise highly; lavish praise on
- ♦ 不~考虑 not consider at all
- ♦ 严~处分 punish severely