词组 | add to |
释义 | phraseadd to1. add to sth to make something increase, for example the price or amount of something: This will only add to the cost of getting it fixed.■ SIMILAR TO: increase2. add to sth to make a feeling stronger, a quality more noticeable, or a situation worse: The report will only add to the public's fears about genetically modified foods. He seemed much older. No doubt his thick glasses added to this impression. To add to their problems, the cost of borrowing money has increased sharply.add to (something)1. To combine something with something else. The thing being added can be named between "add" and "to." Did I add too much salt to the recipe? 2. To increase something in some way. The power outage simply added to our woes. add (something) to somethingto increase the intensity or amount of something by giving more (of something) to it. You added too much sugar to my coffee. add tov. To increase the amount or intensity of something: The increase in fuel prices will add to the cost of living in the city. After I broke my arm, I added to my misery by chipping a tooth. |
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