| 单词 | add |
| 释义 | add add // verb [+ obj]
1 add A to B | add A and B (together) to put numbers or amounts together to get a total: Add together the total cost of the goods for the month. Add €5 million in the UK and €6.3 million in the rest of Europe-that gives them a total turnover of €11.3 million. OPP SUBTRACT
2 to put sth/sb together with sth/sb else so as to increase the size, number or amount: Increased sales will add $1 million a year to turnover. The company had 650 employees but it added 2 000 employees in 1997.
3 add sth (to sth) (used about shares, bonds, etc.) to increase in value by a particular amount; to make sth do this: Shares in Philips rose 0.7%, while Nokia added 2.2%. Oil shares added 8 points to the FTSE.
addition // noun [U,C]: the latest addition to our range of cars
PHRASAL VERBS
add sth on to include or attach sth extra: You need to add on a few dollars for delivery. ADD-ON
add up (to sth) to increase by small amounts until there is a large total: The cost of videoconferencing sessions added up.
add sth up; add up to calculate the total of two or more numbers or amounts; to make a total number or amount: The company added up the figures wrongly. The figures don't add up (= make a sensible total).
add up to sth
1 to make a particular total or amount: Their combined income adds up to $10 000 per month.
2 to lead to a particular result: Company failures could add up to big losses for corporate lenders. |
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