add的用法介绍

add的用法介绍
add是英语中一个较常用的动词，最近几年常为高考命题者所青睐。

现结合教材和高考题将add的用法介绍如下。

一、作及物动词，意为“加，增加，增添”。

The fire is going out, will you add some wood?
火要灭了，请你加点柴，好吗？
In some films, he added folk music, which he wrote himself.
他在一些影片中加入了他自己谱写的民间音乐。

二、作及物动词，意为“补充说”、“接着说”，后常接that从句。

例如：
She added that he should never come to see her again.
她又说，他再也不必来看她了。

He added that they would return a week later.
他接着说他们一周后回来。

“At your age you should give all your attention to your studies,” her father added.
她的父亲又说：“像你这样的年纪应当把精力放在学习上。

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高考链接：
The visiting Minister ex?鄄pressed his satisfaction with the talks,________ that he had enjoyed his stay here. (NMET94)
A. having added
B. to add
C. adding
D. added
点评：本题考查分词作状语的用法，句子的意思是：来访的部长表达了对会谈的满意，又补充说他很喜欢呆在这儿。

正确答案为C。

三、用于下列短语
1. add to增加
The bad weather added to our difficulties.
坏天气增加了我们的困难。

The examination has added to their pressure.
考试增加了他们的压力。

I didn’t want to add to Mother’s trouble.
我不愿意给母亲添麻烦。

高考链接：
The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather _________ the helplessness of the crew at sea. (2003年上海卷)
A. added to
B. resulted from
C. turned out
D. made up
点评：本题考查短语动词的用法：add to增加；result from因而发生，出现；turn out结果是，证明是；make up弥补，构成。

句子的意思是：轮船的发动机出了故障，而且坏天气又增加了船员的绝望。

故正确答案是A。

2. add... to... 把……加到……
If you add five to five，you get ten.
五加五得十。

Six added to eight makes fourteen.
八加六等于十四。

Please add my name to the list.
请在名单上加上我的名字。

Will you add more sugar to your coffee？
你的咖啡要多加些糖吗？
3. add up加起来，合计; 一致，合理
He is now adding up the bill.
他正在算帐单。

Every time I add up these figures, I get a different answer.
每次我加这些数字，结果都不一样。

He has been arrested for murder, but the evidence just didn’t add up. 他因谋杀罪被捕，但那些证据并不合情理。

4. add up to总计；意味着, 说明
The cost of the two trips added up to 3，000 dollars.
两次旅行的费用加起来达3000美元。

His income adds up to 2，000 yuan a month.
每月他的收入共计2000元。

If all adds up to this―he is a warm?鄄hearted man.
所有这些说明一点――他是一个热心的人。

She gave many excuses, but what they added up to was that she did not want to come.
她提出了种种借口，但只不过说明她不想来。

I didn’t think these facts will add up to anything.
我看这些事实不能说明任何问题。

四、词语辨析add和increase
作及物动词用的add和increase在意义和用法上不同。

add是把某事物或数量加在另一事物或数量上。

如；
He added another book to his library.
他又增加了一本藏书。

increase是增大某一数量本身。

如：
This measure will probably increase the expenses.
这一措施也许会增加支出。

They have decided to increase his wages to $1,000 a month.
他们已决定把他的工资增加到每月1000美元。

五、知识拓展
1. added是add派生出来的过去分词，作形容词用，意为“额外的”，“附加的”，“增添的”。

I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual share. (2004年北京卷)
我老担心出错，结果这种额外的压力使我犯的错误比平常犯的还要多。

2. addition是add派生出来的名词，用作可数名词，作“增加；添加；增强”解；用作不可数名词，作“加法”解。

例如：
The addition of networking facilities will greatly enhance the system.
网络设备的增加将会大大增强系统的功能。

This is your chance to persuade an employer or educator what a great addition to their company, organization, college or university you would be.
这是你说服雇佣者或教育机构的机会，让他们觉得你成为他们的一员后，你会为他们公司、组织、学校或大学增添光辉。

Jack’s sister learned addition last week.
杰克的妹妹上周学了加法。