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1. V-T If you add one thing to another, you put it in or on the other thing, to increase, complete, or improve it. 添加

Add the grated cheese to the sauce. 把磨碎的奶酪加進(jìn)那種醬中。

Since 1908, chlorine has been added to drinking water. 自從1908年起，氯就被添加到飲用水當(dāng)中了。

2. V-T If you add numbers or amounts together, you calculate their total. 加

Banks add all the interest and other charges together. 銀行把所有利息和其他費(fèi)用加在一起。

3. V-I If one thing adds to another, it makes the other thing greater in degree or amount. 增加

This latest incident will add to the pressure on the White House. 最近的這起事件會給白宮增加更多的壓力。

4. V-T To add a particular quality to something means to cause it to have that quality. 增添 (某種特性)

The generous amount of garlic adds flavour. 大量的蒜會增添滋味。

5. V-T If you add something when you are speaking, you say something more. (講話) 補(bǔ)充

"You can tell that he is extremely embarrassed," Mr. Montoya added. “你可以看出他是非常尷尬的，”蒙托亞先生補(bǔ)充道。

6. V-I If you can add, you are able to calculate the total of numbers or amounts. 做加法[美國英語]

More than a quarter of seven-year-olds cannot add properly. 超過1/4的7歲兒童不會正確地做加法。