词汇 | add up to |
释义 | Idiom add up toadd up to (something) to result in something.The details don't add up to a complete picture of what caused the explosion. Phr V add up to adds, adding, added add up to sth to become a particular amountThe various building programmes add up to several thousand new homes. to have a particular result or effectTrains are frequently cancelled and always late, all of which adds up to a lot of frustration for the passenger.Whether such proposals add up to any real help for the poor remains to be seen. add up to (something)To equal or amount to something. The cash in the drawer doesn't add up to the amount of sales we made today. These new details do not add up to the story the witnesses told us. add up toAmount to, signify, as in The smooth airline connections, luxury hotel, and fine weather added up to the best vacation we'd ever had . [Early 1900s] Also see add up. add up to To constitute; amount to: The revisions added up to a lot of work. |
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