add/æd/

vt

1. 添加，增加

• If you find the coffee too strong，add some water to it. 如果你觉得咖啡太浓，就往里面添点水。

• I have added two names to the list. 我在名单中加上了两个名字。

2. 补充(说)

• She added that I was wrong. 她还说我错了。

• I have little to add to what you said just now. 你刚才说的话我没有什么要补充的。

3. 把…相加

• Add 25 to(或and)15 and you'll get 40. 25加15得40。

• Add together these figures. 把这些数字加起来。

vi

1. 做加法

• The little kid has learned to add and subtract. 这个小孩子已学会了加减法。

2. 增添，增加

• The new movie has added to her fame. 这部新影片使她的名气更大了。

• That trip added greatly to her understanding and knowledge of the country. 那次旅行大大加深了她对那个国家的了解和认识。

词组add in 包括；算入

• When we added in the cost of the drinks, the bill was over $120. 我们把酒水算进去，账单上的数额是120多美元。

• You forgot to add me in. 你们忘了把我算在内。

add up

1. 合计

• Add up these figures (或Add these figures up)now and tell me the sum. 现在把这些数字加起来并告诉我总数。

2. 口 有道理，说得通

• Her story just doesn't add up. She must be lying. 她的那套话不合情理，她一定是在撒谎。

add up to

1. 总计；总数达

• The costs added up to $500. 各种成本总计为500美元。

2. 意味着

• These arguments don't really add up to very much. 这些论据并不太说明问题。