詞組講解
1. add fuel to the fire 〔flame〕 ** 火上澆油,煽動(dòng)
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:向[火(fire)或火焰(flame)]上加[油(fuel)]
例 You're just adding fuel to the fire by refusing to let your wife's family come and visit.
2. add insult to injury ** 傷害之外又加侮辱,雪上加霜
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:在[傷(injury)]上加[屈辱(insult)]
例 After the earthquake, huge fires set off by gas explosions added insult to injury.
3. add sth. up *** 加起來
解 短語動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:將某物加到[一塊、一起(up)]
例 At the end of the day each cashier adds their sales up and reports the figure to the manager.
4. add up to sth. / add up *** 總計(jì);等于;意為
解 短語動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:將某物加總[至(up to)]
例 Repair costs for the car added up to $1,270, fifty percent of which my insurance paid.
Any way you look at it, this scandal adds up to trouble for the President.
參考譯文
1. 你不讓你妻子的家人來拜訪就是在火上澆油。
2. 地震之后,由煤氣爆炸引發(fā)的大火使情況更加糟糕。
3. 每天下班前,每位收銀員都要合計(jì)自己的銷售額,并將數(shù)據(jù)報(bào)告給經(jīng)理。
4. 這輛汽車的維修費(fèi)用高達(dá)1270美元,其中的一半金額是用我的保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)用支付的。
不論從哪個(gè)方面來看,這次丑聞對(duì)于總統(tǒng)來說都等同于麻煩。