add insult to injury的意思|示意

美 / æd inˈsʌlt tu: ˈindʒəri / 英 / æd ɪnˈsʌlt tu ˈɪndʒəri /

雪上加霜;伤害之外又加侮辱


add insult to injury的用法详解

英文表达“add insult to injury”意思是“使受害的人更加受伤害”,由动词add以及名词insult和injury组成。它描述了一个人处于受到伤害后又面对进一步羞辱的境地,强调受害者感受到突然又添加了更多的痛苦。

add insult to injury 在口语和书面语中都是常用的俗语,一般用于指增加别人受到的伤害,强调那种伤害是无心而添加的,尽管不是故意的,但结果还是加重了伤害。有时候,由于不懂正确的礼节,或者不能理解受害者的心情,而无意之间进一步伤害别人,形成了add insult to injury的情景。

例句:

He lost his job and his wife left him, adding insult to injury.

他失去了工作,而妻子又离开了他,伤害更加深重了。

When I found out that my friend had taken the job I applied for, it added insult to injury.

当我发现我朋友已经得到了我申请的工作时,伤害更甚了。

add insult to injury相关短语

1、 to add insult to injury 雪上加霜

2、 add d insult to injury 雪上加霜,伤害之余又侮辱

add insult to injury相关例句

We started off late, to add insult to injury, our car broke down on the way.

我们出发得晚, 更糟的是, 我们的车又在路上抛了锚.

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What you said to her is to add insult to injury.

你对她所说的话等于是雪上加霜.

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First, the basement flooded, and then, to add insult to injury, a pipe burst in kitchen.

先是地下室被水淹了, 接着厨房的水管爆了, 真真是雪上加霜.

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To add insult to injury they also took their jailer with them.

更糟糕的是,他们也一同挟持了狱长.

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Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury ( = to make things worse ), the floodlights went out during the second half.

只有区区300人来看比赛,更糟糕的是, 下半场连泛光灯都不亮了.

《简明英汉词典》

The driver of the car that killed Smith got a £250 fine and five penalty points on his licence. To add insult to injury, he drove away from court in his own car.

撞死史密斯的汽车司机仅被罚款250英镑,驾照上扣了5分。更让人不可接受的是,他竟然开着自己的车从法院扬长而去。

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