add up

1. → see: add 2
2. PHRASAL VERB 合乎情理；说得通
   If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds 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。
3. PHRASAL VERB 积少成多；聚沙成塔
   If small amounts of something add 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。

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。
3. Even small savings can add up
   甚至从小处节省下来的钱也能积少成多。
4. It's the little minor problems that add up.
   就是小问题才会累积。
5. For a hit show, profits can add up to millions of dollars.
   一场热门演出的利润可达数百万美元。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. The women doctors and women nurses in the hospital add up to two hundred and five.
   这个医院的女医生、女护士共计二百零五人。
10. Add up the figures in this column.
    把这一栏的数字合计一下。
11. Many small victories add up to a big one.
    积小胜为大胜。
12. These figures don't add up correctly.
    这些数字怎么也加不对。
13. 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。
14. The separate numbers add up to472.
    这一个个的数字加起来，总计为472。
15. The two items of expenditure add up to30 yuan.
    两项开支共计三十元。
16. How much do all these accounts add up to?
    这几笔账共总多少？
17. His story didn't add up.
    他的故事不合情理。
18. The numbers wouldn't add up.
    这些数目加起来与总数不符。
19. Add up all the money I owe you.
    把我欠你的钱都加在一起。
20. Can you add up everything and give me a total price?
    你能把所有的费用都加在一起给我一个总价吗？
21. We are going to have coefficients on this, and they will add up.
    我们添加一些系数以后，就把他们加起来。
22. 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。
23. All of these add up to mean that you have read one less beneficial book.
    这也就是等于少读了一本有益的好书。
24. If we both add up the figures, your result will be a check on mine.
    如果我们俩都计算这些数字，就可以把你计算的结果和我计算的核对一下。
25. Now that you know, things will add up.
    现在你知道了，事情会更严重。
26. Can we add up this item to the agreement?
    我们可以把这一条款加入协议吗？
27. You just add up your points and try to beat the dealer's hand.
    你只要把你的牌点数相加，试著赢过庄家手上的牌就行了。

verb

1. determine the sum of
   1. Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

   Synonym:    totaltottot upsumsum upsummatetote upaddadd togethertally

2. be reasonable or logical or comprehensible

   Synonym:    make sense

3. develop into
   1. This idea will never amount to anything
   2. nothing came of his grandiose plans

   Synonym:    comeamount

4. add up in number or quantity
   1. The bills amounted to $2,000
   2. The bill came to $2,000

   Synonym:    totalnumbercomeamount