每日學(xué)英語(yǔ):Add fuel to the fire 火上澆油

2023-12-17 14:11:34  每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
fuel是油,fire是火焰,add fuel to the fire的意思是“ 火上澆油,讓情況變得更糟”。

【例句】
The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.
人們發(fā)現(xiàn)政府對(duì)這起隱瞞事件早已知情,這真是火上澆油。

If you add fuel to the fire, you do something to make a bad situation even worse.
如果你火上澆油,就表示你做了一些使原本的情況變得更糟的事。
 

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