词汇 | add-fuel-to-the-fire |
释义 | add fuel to the fireidiom (UK alsoadd fuel to the flames) to make an argument or bad situation worse: 火上浇油 The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added 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。 Increasing and intensifying accretion accumulate accumulative accumulatively add to something blaze fade go up growing growingly heighten hot up inflation mushroom ratchet something up/down re-escalate re-escalation reach a crescendo redouble stake add fuel to the fire | American Dictionaryadd fuel to the fireidiom(alsoadd insult to injury) to make a bad situation worse: The President said he wouldn’t add fuel to the fire by commenting without knowing all the facts. I was late and, to add insult to injury, forgot my keys. |
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