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●ˌadd ˈup (informal) 1. to seem reasonable; to make sense; to have all the different parts agreeing with each other 有道理；言之成理；（各部分之间）说得通◆There are things in her story that just don’t add up.
她的叙述有些地方根本就是自相矛盾。◆Now that I know where she was last night, it’s all beginning to add up.
既然我知道了她昨晚的去处，一切就明白了。 NOTE Add up with this meaning is used especially in negative sentences. * add up 作此义时尤用于否定句。2. to increase gradually to make a large number or amount 逐步增加；逐渐增长◆Save a small amount each month; it’ll soon add up.
每月攒一点，很快就会积少成多了。3. if two or more numbers add up, they come to the total that they should or that you would expect 达到应有（或预计）的总和；总数不多不少◆These figures just don’t add up.
这些数字相加与总数对不上。[v + adv] |