加[jiā]

动

1. add; plus

♦ 二~三等于五。 Two plus three makes five. or Two and three is five.

2. increase; augment

♦ ~工资 increase (or raise) sb.'s wages

♦ ~件衣服再出去。 Put on more clothes before you go out.

♦ ~大油门 open the throttle; step on the gas

3. put in; add; append

♦ 汤里~点盐 put some salt in the soup

♦ 往威士忌里~水 add water to whisky

♦ ~注解 append notes to

4. (used in the same way as 加以 usu. after a monosyllabic adverb)

♦ 大~赞扬 praise highly; lavish praise on

♦ 不~考虑 not consider at all

♦ 严~处分 punish severely