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◙verb
1. PUT WITH STH ELSE 与别的东西放在一起, [T] to put something with something else or with a group of other things
• 添加，增加:
»If the mixture seems dry, add water.
如果混合物看上去干，加点水。
»add sth to sth
»Do you want to add your name to the list?
你想把你的名字加到名单里吗？
»Suzuki has added extra doors to its sports off-roader.
铃木公司为其运动越野车加上了额外的门。
»Material about recent research has been added to this new edition.
这个新版本增加了最近的研究材料。
»Coloured glass can be added for effect.
可以增加彩色玻璃来突出效果。
2. COUNT 计算, [I,T] if you add numbers or amounts together, you calculate their total
• （使）相加，加;
--› subtract :
»add sth and sth (together)
»Add 7 and 5 to make 12.
7 加 5 得 12。
»For tax purposes, your pension and earnings are added together.
计算税款时，养老金和收入加在一起。
»add sth to sth
»Add ￡2.20 to the cost for postage.
成本中加上 2.20 英镑的邮费。
3. INCREASE 增加, [I,T] to increase the amount or cost of something
• 增加:
»add (sth) to sth
»Spell-checking your document adds time to the process.
给文件作拼写检查会增加这一过程的时间。
»Sales tax adds to the price.
销售税提高了价格。
4. SAY MORE 说得更多, [T] to say more about something that has just been said
• 补充说，继续说:
»'And I don't care what you think,' she added defiantly.
“我又不在乎你怎么想。”她不服气地加了一句。
»Is there anything you'd like to add, David?
戴维，你还有什么要补充的吗？
▪ [+that]
»Everyone will be invited to vote, he said, adding that voting is likely to be via the web.
所有人都会被邀请来投票，他说，并且补充道，投票可能通过网络进行。
»I was refused accommodation – not,I hasten to add, on account of my appearance (=used to explain more about what you have just said) .
我被拒绝提供住宿 — 我要赶紧说明一下，不是因为我的长相。
»She was trying to entertain us – unsuccessfully,I might add(=used to comment on what you have just said) .
她想逗我们开心 — 但我说是白费力气了。
5. GIVE A QUALITY 给予某种品质, [T] to give a particular quality to something
• 增添:
»add sth to sth
»We'veadded valueto the information by organizing it.
通过整理，我们给该资料增添了价值。
»add a touch of glamour / class (to sth)
»Champagne always adds a touch of glamour to the occasion.
香槟酒总为特别的场合增添情调。
6. add(ed) to that / this, used to introduce another fact that supports your opinion
• 此外，再加上:
»Our hospitals are short of cash. Add to that the long hours doctors work, and you have a recipe for disaster.
我们医院资金短缺，再加上医生工作时间长，这些早晚都是祸根。
7. add weight to sth, if something adds weight to an argument, idea etc, it makes it stronger
• 为某事物增加影响力（说服力）:
»add weight to the suggestion / idea etc
»Recent research adds weight to the theory that the climate is changing.
最近的研究进一步支持了气候正在发生变化的理论。
8. to add insult to injury, to make a bad situation worse for someone who has already been treated badly
• 既伤害又侮辱; 雪上加霜:
»She not only deceived him but, to add insult to injury, allowed him to pay for her meal.
她不仅骗了他，更恶劣的是还让他付了饭钱。
9. add fuel to the fire / flames, to make an argument or disagreement worse
• 火上浇油:
»Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely added fuel to the fire.
他们的声明不但没有解决问题，反而火上浇油。
【PHR V】
◘add sth∽in• to include something with something else
• 加进，包括:
»Don't forget to add in the cost of your time.
别忘记把你的时间成本也算进去。
◘add sth∽on also add sth on sth
• to include or put on something extra
• 附加，增加:
»proposals to add a penny on income tax
所得税增加一便士的提议
▪ [+to]
»The private chapel was added on to the church much later.
那个私人祈祷室是这座教堂后来加建的。
◘add to sth
• to make a feeling or quality stronger and more noticeable
• 增加，增添:
»This show will no doubt add to his growing reputation.
这场演出无疑将使他越来越大的名声更加响亮。
◘add up
1. to calculate the total of several numbers
• （把…）加起来:
»I can add up in my head quite easily.
我做心算加法很轻松。
add sth∽up
»Specialized software adds up the statistics.
专用软件把统计数据加起来。
2. not add up
a. if a set of facts does not add up, it does not provide a reasonable explanation for a situation
• 不合情理，说不通:
»He was troubled by a feeling that things just didn't add up.
他很苦恼，觉得事情不对劲。
b. if sums, numbers etc do not add up, there is a mistake in them
• 〔总数、数字等〕错了，有误:
»These figures don't add up.
这些数字错了。
3. it all adds up, [informal] used to say that lots of small amounts gradually make a large total
• 积少成多:
»There are five of us using the phone so it all adds up.
我们五个人用电话，所以就打得很多了。
◘add up to sth
• to produce a particular total or result
• 总数是，总数为; 结果是:
»Rising prison population and overcrowding add up to a real crisis.
监狱里的犯人越来越多，人满为患，造成实实在在的危机。
