add up

英 [æd ʌp]

美 [æd ʌp]

加; 相加; 合乎情理; 说得通; 积少成多; 聚沙成塔

柯林斯词典

• → see:add 2
• PHRASAL VERB 合乎情理；说得通
  If facts or events do notadd up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or doneadds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
  1. Police said they arrested Olivia because her statements did not add up...
     警方说他们之所以逮捕奥利维娅是因为她无法自圆其说。
  2. Well, I could be wrong, but it all seems to add up.
     嗯，我也不一定对，但是一切似乎都讲得通。
• PHRASAL VERB 积少成多；聚沙成塔
  If small amounts of somethingadd up, they gradually increase.
  1. Even small savings can add up...
     甚至从小处节省下来的钱也能积少成多。
  2. It's the little minor problems that add up.
     就是小问题才会累积。

英英释义

verb

• determine the sum of
  1. Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
  Synonym:totaltottot upsumsum upsummatetote upaddadd togethertally
• be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
  Synonym:make sense
• develop into
  1. This idea will never amount to anything
  2. nothing came of his grandiose plans
  Synonym:comeamount
• add up in number or quantity
  1. The bills amounted to $2,000
  2. The bill came to $2,000
  Synonym:totalnumbercomeamount

双语例句

• The women doctors and women nurses in the hospital add up to two hundred and five.
  这个医院的女医生、女护士共计二百零五人。
• If we both add up the figures, your result will be a check on mine.
  如果我们俩都计算这些数字，就可以把你计算的结果和我计算的核对一下。
• Well, I could be wrong, but it all seems to add up.
  嗯，我也不一定对，但是一切似乎都讲得通。
• What I have heard about the matter does not add up to much.
  我所听到的有关这件事的话似乎不太重要。
• Can we add up this item to the agreement?
  我们可以把这一条款加入协议吗？
• Police said they arrested Olivia because her statements did not add up
  警方说他们之所以逮捕奥利维娅是因为她无法自圆其说。
• Even small savings can add up
  甚至从小处节省下来的钱也能积少成多。
• The two items of expenditure add up to30 yuan.
  两项开支共计三十元。
• Many small victories add up to a big one.
  积小胜为大胜。
• You just add up your points and try to beat the dealer's hand.
  你只要把你的牌点数相加，试著赢过庄家手上的牌就行了。