ad·di·tion
noun OPAL W
/əˈdɪʃn/
/əˈdɪʃn/
Idioms - [countable] a thing that is added to something else
增加物；添加物 - All of these technologies are fairly recent additions.
所有这些技术都是最近添加的。 - addition to something the latest addition to our range of cars
我们汽车系列新增加的款式 - This is a welcome addition to the literature of western art history.
这是对西方艺术史文献的有益补充。
Extra Examples- an addition to the family (= another child)
家庭新成员（=另一个孩子） - last minute additions to the government’s package of proposals
政府一揽子提案的最后一刻补充 - We have made several additions to the collection recently.
近来我们的藏品增加了几种。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- useful
- valuable
- welcome
- …
- make
- in addition
- addition to
- All of these technologies are fairly recent additions.
- [uncountable] the act of adding something to something else
增加；添加 - Add salt, tasting with every addition.
添加盐，每次添加时品尝。 - addition of something Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil.
意大利面食的主要成分是面粉和水，有时加鸡蛋和食用油。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- useful
- valuable
- welcome
- …
- make
- in addition
- addition to
- Add salt, tasting with every addition.
- (North American English) (British English extension)[countable] addition (to something) a new part that is added to a building
扩建部分；增建部分 - architects who specialize in home additions
专门从事住宅扩建的建筑师 - The addition should match the architecture of the house.
添加物应与房屋的建筑风格相匹配。
Extra Examples- a 22 000-square-foot addition designed by a Japanese architect
由日本建筑师设计的 22,000 平方英尺的扩建部份 - a family-room addition to his home
紧靠房屋而扩建的家庭活动室
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- building
- room
- two-story
- …
- build
- design
- addition to
- architects who specialize in home additions
- [uncountable] the process of adding two or more numbers together to find their total
加；加法 - children learning addition and subtraction
学习加减的儿童
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1- He worked it out through simple addition.
他用简单的加法计算出结果。 - She can do addition, but she hasn't learned subtraction yet.
她会做加法，但还没有学减法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- simple
- do
- children learning addition and subtraction
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin additio(n-), from the verb addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’.
Idioms
in addition (to somebody/something)
- used when you want to mention another person or thing after something else
除…以外（还） - In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.
除了这些安排以外，另增救护车值班至午夜。 - There is, in addition, one further point to make.
此外，还有一点要说。
Language Bank additionadditionAdding another item- Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition/What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.
讲两种语言的儿童比只讲一种语言的儿童智商测试得分更高。此外／而且，讲两种语言的儿童似乎在学习第三种甚至第四种语言时觉得更容易。
- Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition/What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.
- Learning another language not only improves children’s job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
学习另一种语言不仅可以提升儿童未来的职业前景，而且可以增强他们的自尊心。
- Learning another language not only improves children’s job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
- Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.
教儿童第二语言可以提升他们未来的职业前景。此外，还可以使他们获得更强的自尊心、对其他文化更包容。
- Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.
- Another/One further/One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children’s self-esteem.
另一个鼓励双语教育的原因是它能增强儿童的自尊心。
- Another/One further/One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children’s self-esteem.
- Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.
研究表明，讲两种语言的儿童学习其他语言觉得更容易。此外，越来越多的证据表明，讲两种语言的儿童不仅在外语学习上，同时在其他各门学科的学习上都表现得更好。
- Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.
- His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.
他认为双语教育会使儿童感到迷惑的说法几乎是没有依据的。况且，他仅有的证据也是有严重缺陷的。
- His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.
- Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.
研究已经表明，接触第二语言不会妨碍第一语言的发展。而且，没有证据支持双语教育使儿童感到迷惑这种说法。
- Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.
- In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.