add /æd/ vt. & vi. 1.加，增加：The fire is going out; will you add some wood? 火要灭了，你再加点木柴好吗? add in加入；算入，包括：Once the vegetables start to cook add in a couple of tablespoons of water. 开始烹调蔬菜时，加入几调羹水。add on加到上，附加；包括：To the rear is a large dining room — added on early this century. 后边是一个大餐厅——本世纪早期增建的。Many loan application forms automatically add on insurance. 许多贷款申请表自动附加保险。add (…) to加，增加：If you add 5 to 5, you get 10. 五加五得十。She added sugar to her tea. 她往茶里加了些糖。add to增加，加强：The balloons added to the festival atmosphere. 气球增添了节日气氛。［考句］Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only added to his confusion.他查阅了所有相关的参考资料，但还是不能理解这一点，而她的解释却增加了他的困惑。add up增加：If you put a few pounds away each week, it’s surprising how quickly it adds up. 如果每周存几个英镑，你会非常惊奇地发现存款增加的真快。add up to 合计为…： His debts added up to $5,000. 他欠的债合计有5,000美元。2. 接着说：“I’m sorry,” she added, “I don’t have time to go out with you.”“对不起”，她接着说，“我没有时间跟你一块出去。”