join one thing to another; join numbers, amounts, etc. so as to find the total; put sth together with sth else so as to increase the number, size, importance, etc.
say sth more, go on to say
"We added two students to that dorm room"
"She added a personal note to her letter"
"Add insult to injury"
"Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
"`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"
"The music added a lot to the play"
"She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"
"This adds a light note to the program"
"Add 27 and 49, please!"
"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
"This paper will add to her reputation"
Yet this grief Is added to the griefs the great must bear.
出自: Tennyson
要是成立学习小组,别忘了把我算进去。
If we add the coming Sunday in, we have ten more days to go.
如果把下星期日算上,我们还有10天时间。
Add in the flour a little at time.
要一点点地往里加面粉。
We'd better add in some lemon juice before mixing the flour with sugar.
在面粉与糖搅和之前,我们最好加进一些柠檬汁。
In making tea, remember to put the tea into the pot before adding in the hot water.
沏茶时,记着先把茶叶放进壶里,再倒开水。
Would you add in these items, please, in order to complete the list?
为完成整个目录的编写工作,请你把这些条目加进去好吗?
Before you finish the total, please add in these new figures.
计算总数时,请把这些新数字也加进去。
这是您的账单,我们已把百分之五的手续费加进去了。
Please add these names on at the end.
请把这些名字加在后面。
Add the other items on at the bottom of the page.
请把其他几项加在这一页的末尾。 Others
The price does not include tax added on.
这价格不包括附加的税额。
这使她更美。
This lesson adds to the value of the book.
这课文增加了这本书的价值。
The newly-published book has added to his reputation.
新问世的这本书使他更加享有盛名。
TV can also add to their store of know-ledge.
电视也能增加他们的知识。
Worthy friends add to the happiness and value of life.
良友能增加人生乐趣和价值。
The music added to our enjoyment of the film.
片中的音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.
华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
Fireworks added to the attraction of the festival night.
烟火使节日之夜更加生辉。
The weeping willows along the two banks add to the charms of the brook.
两岸的垂柳使那条小溪更加妩媚可爱。
The trees planted after the war added to the beauty of the city.
战后栽植的这些树使这个城市显得更加美丽。
The newly constructed high buildings add greatly to the beauty of this city.
新建的一些大楼大大地增加了这个城市的美观。
The laughter on the boats mingled with that on shore, adding to the jubilation on National Day.
船上和岸上的笑声交汇在一起,增加了国庆节的欢乐气氛。
Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit.
有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。
He is adding to his house.
他正在扩建他的房子。
He is adding to his wealth.
他的财富在不断增长。
This, of course, added to our responsibilities.
这自然增加了我们的责任。
This added to our difficulties.
这给我们增加了不少困难。
His illness added to the family's troubles.
他的病增加了家中的困难。
Her illness added to his worry.
她的病况使他格外忧虑。
Every passing second added to his worry.
每过一秒钟便增加他一分忧虑。
The bad weather added to the helplessness of the shipwrecked sailors.
恶劣的天气给孤立无援的遇难水手增加了困难。
The development of the city's industry has added to its environmental pollution.
这个城市工业的发展加重了它的环境污染。
We should add to our achievements and correct the mistakes.
我们应当发扬成绩,纠正错误。
He does nothing but adds to our problems.
他什么都不干,只能给我们添乱。
I didn't want to add to mother's misery.
我不愿使母亲更加痛苦。
We don't want to add to the government's burden.
我们不想增加政府的负担。
She refused other people's offers of help for she hated adding to their burden.
她拒绝了其他同志的帮助,因为她不愿增加他们的负担。
It will add greatly to the prime cost.
它将使主要成本大大提高。
The trip, I believe, will add greatly to our knowledge and understanding of our country.
我相信此次旅行将会大大加深我们对祖国的认识和了解。
The cultural relics excavated recently added greatly to our knowledge of life in ancient China.
最近发掘出的文物大大增加了我们对古代中国生活的了解。
That adds heavily to the difficulty of my work.
那使我工作的难度加大了。
The index adds appreciably to the usefulness of the book.
索引明显地增加了这本书的实用价值。
This added considerably to his experience.
这大大丰富了他的阅历。
The statistics added not a little to the value of the publication.
统计数字使该出版物价值大增。
Added to this, he is an untiring artist.
而且,他是一个不知疲倦的艺术家。
To add to the danger, darkness fell upon the water.
更加危险的是,夜幕又降临水面。
The palace has been added to from time to time, and as a result incorporated various styles of architecture.
这座宫殿一再扩建,结果它混合了各种不同的建筑风格。
Since then, the Great Wall has often been added to, rebuilt and repaired, especially during the Ming Dynasty.
从那以后,尤其在明朝期间长城不断得到扩建和修缮。 add sth to sth
She added sugar to her tea.
她在茶里加了糖。
He added some wood to the fire.
他给火加了些柴。
This year we'll add one thousand mu to our planted areas.
今年我们的种植面积将扩大一千亩。
We need to exert our imagination and add art to our teaching.
我们需要发挥想象力而且要增强教学艺术。
Add the first total to the second.
把第一个合计数与第二个加在一起。
Can we afford to add another room to the house?
我们有钱把这所住宅再增建一间屋子吗?
This is not only necessary, but it also adds variety to his teaching.
这不但是必要的,而且它还使他的教学富于变化。
Each of the satellites added something to our knowledge.
每颗新卫星都给我们增长了新的知识。
The perfect co-ordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.
舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好,使演出更具魅力。
You can add a note to the posters. Say that your teacher himself will be there. He will play the last piece.
你可以在海报上加上一条,就说你的老师将亲自参加并演奏最后一曲。
A Reading Practice section is added to each unit in Book Two.
在第二册书里每个单元都加上了阅读练习部分。
The burdens will be naturally added to their life.
这自然会给他们增加负担。
〔说明〕 add together不用于进行体。
The facts add together to give a hopeless picture of the firm's future.
事实表明该公司前途无望。
把1,2,3加起来。
When you add all the figures together, the sum is 100.
把这些数字加起来,总数是100。
这次试用加法,不用减法。
Added up, the meeting was a success.
总的来说,会议是成功的。 add sth ⇔ up
I added up an account.
我结了账。
He is now adding up the bill.
他正在合计账单。
The cashier is adding up her receipts.
出纳员正把所收的款项汇总起来。
He wrote down the weight of each stone and then added up all the weights.
他记下了每块石头的重量,然后再把这些重量加起来得出总数。
At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.
在出口处,客气的服务员把你的商品接过去,把价钱加在一起。
They added up all the advantages and disadvantages and tried to come to a decision.
他们权衡了种种利弊,力求作出一个决定来。
Take care to add the bill up correctly.
注意把账单加准确。
Every time I add these figures up,I get a different answer.
这些数字我每回相加得数都不同。
Add these figures up and see what the total is.
把这些数字加起来,看看总数是多少。
You haven't added the figures up right.
你未能把这些数字统计正确。
Add these figures up and see if the sum is correct.
你把这些数字加起来,看看总数对不对。
Adding it all up we find the answer.
把这一切归纳起来,我们就得到了答案。 add up
The numbers wouldn't add up.
这些数目加起来与总数不符。
These figures don't add up correctly.
这些数字怎么也加不对。 add up
It all adds up,I can see now why he left so suddenly.
这完全合乎情理,我现在能够明白为什么他如此突然地不辞而别。
His story didn't add up.
他的故事不合情理。
His excuse just doesn't add up.
他的辩解简直没有道理。
What he said simply didn't add up.
他说的话简直无法理解。
It just doesn't add up
这简直毫无意义。
There were aspects of the story that didn't add up.
那故事中的某些情节不合情理。
Nothing he does seems to add up.
他所做的似乎都不合乎情理。
I can't understand this case; the facts just don't add up.
我不理解这一案例,这些事实不能说明问题。
His story didn't add up.
他的经历让人搞不清楚。
All the windows were closed when the downpour came, yet the floor was found wet through afterwards. It just didn't add up.
下大雨时所有的窗子都是关着的,但事后发现地板全湿了,真不知道是怎么回事。
They have decided to add ¥20 to his wages.
They have decided to increase his wages to ¥ 100 a month.
That will add to my pleasure.
那样会增加我的乐趣。
Everything you say adds up to justice.
你所说的一切,总合起来就是正义。
误 Our wages added.
正 Our wages increased.
析 add的含义是“把…加上去”,不可简单地理解为“增加”而混同于increase。
误 Please add some sugar in the milk.
正 Please add some sugar to the milk.
析 汉语中“请在牛奶里加些糖”和“请往牛奶里加些糖”两种说法是一个意思,但译成英语时只能按后者译,即用to(往牛奶中)而不可用in(在牛奶里)。
误 I don't want to add at your trouble.
正 I don't want to add to your trouble.
析 在短语add to中, to的含义是“加入”,注意不可误用at。