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add /æd/► SEE ALLadd fuel to the fire/flamesadd insult to injury ●add ˌfuel to the ˈfire/ˈflamesdo or say sth which makes a difficult situation worse, or makes sb even more angry, etc. 火上浇油◆She was already furious and his apologies and excuses only added fuel to the flames. 她本来就怒不可遏,他的道歉和解释只能是火上浇油。 OPP pour oil on troubled water(s) ●add ˌinsult to ˈinjurymake a bad relationship with sb worse by offending them even more 伤害之外又侮辱;冒犯别人更甚;雪上加霜◆She forgot to send me an invitation to her party and then added insult to injury by asking to borrow my jacket! 她忘了邀请我参加她的聚会,更气人的是,还要向我借夹克衫! |