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

• Add up the bills for each month. Take this away from the income.
  将账单按月累加，再从收入中扣除。
• The numbers wouldn't add up.
  这些数目加起来与总数不符。
• Now that you know, things will add up.
  现在你知道了，事情会更严重。
• If you allow problems to add up, it will only cause you bigger problems later.
  如果你让问题加起来，只会造成更大的问题，你以后。
• The separate numbers add up to472.
  这一个个的数字加起来，总计为472。
• 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。
• On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up
  乍一看，似乎讲得通，但这些数字对不起来。
• It's the little minor problems that add up.
  就是小问题才会累积。
• Add up all the income you've received over the period in question.
  把那个时期里你拿到的所有收入加在一起。