詞組講解
1. add fuel to the fire 〔flame〕 ** 火上澆油,煽動
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;等于;意為
解 短語動詞;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自己的銷售額,并將數(shù)據(jù)報告給經(jīng)理。
4. 這輛汽車的維修費用高達1270美元,其中的一半金額是用我的保險費用支付的。
不論從哪個方面來看,這次丑聞對于總統(tǒng)來說都等同于麻煩。