
add up to 合計達;總括起來意味著
此語本義指“合計為”,在日常生活中多用喻義,即“總括起來意味著”。有時為了進一步強調,亦作all add up to。在使用中應注意與“add up”一詞的區別。“add up”本指“把 … 加起來”,如:add up a column of figures(把一欄數字加起來);其喻義為“言之有理,說得通”,如:The facts just don’t add up.(這些事情合計起來不對頭。)
A: The cashier said he had locked the safe before he left. 出納說他走時把保險柜鎖上了。
B: But how did the money disappear from it if it was locked? 如果鎖上了那錢怎么沒的?
A: I just wonder … 我只是奇怪 …
B: What do you think it all adds up to? 你想這一切意味著什么?
A: It adds up to the fact that we have been cheated. 意味著我們被騙了。