英语习语 | add fuel to the fire

add fuel to the fire
对……火上浇油

在英语中,我们可以用 add fuel to the fire 这个习语来表示“对……火上浇油”,多指使争论或糟糕的情况更加恶化,比如:

  • 上调进口关税的决定只会火上浇油。
    The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add fuel to the fire.
  • 人们发现政府对这起隐瞒事件早已知情,这真是火上浇油。
    The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.

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