【原】add insult to injury 雪上加霜

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跟习语 add fuel to the flames 所表达的意思“火上浇油”类似，add insult to injury 可以意为“更糟的是，雪上加霜的是”，其实从字面意思就可以猜出这个习语的寓意：

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to make a bad situation worse使情况更糟
to further hurt the feelings of someone who has already been hurt进一步伤害已经受到伤害的人的感情
to worsen an unfavorable or uncomfortable situation使不利或不舒服的情况恶化
to add to a loss with mockery or indignity以嘲笑或侮辱来增加损失

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例如：

The company rejected his application for a job, and to add insult to injury, refused to pay his expenses.公司拒绝了他的工作申请，更糟糕的是，拒绝支付他的费用。
I was already getting late for work stuck in the traffic, and to add insult to injury, I was stopped by the police for speeding.我因堵车上班已经迟到了，更糟糕的是，我超速被警察拦住了。

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First, the bathroom flooded, and then, to add insult to injury, a tap started leaking.首先，浴室进水了，然后，更糟糕的是，水龙头开始漏水。
First, they lost the match, and then, to add insult to injury, one of players was suspended for cheating.首先，他们输掉了比赛，然后，雪上加霜的是，其中一名球员因作弊被停赛。
Not only did the club stop the team from playing, they also took away their equipment - that's adding insult to injury.俱乐部不仅阻止了球队的比赛，他们还拿走了他们的装备——这是雪上加霜。

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They were already stranded in the middle of nowhere without any conveyance, then, to add insult to injury, it started to rain.他们已经被困在没有交通工具的偏僻地方，更糟糕的是，天开始下雨了。
His brothers not only sold off all his property, but, to add insult to injury, they refused to pay him anything from the proceeds.他的兄弟们不仅变卖了他所有的财产，更糟糕的是，他们拒绝从所得中支付任何东西。
学习单词时，可以把相似的或易混的合起来，形成记忆链条。同样，学习英语习语也类似，例如可以把 add fuel to the flames 和 add insult to injury 合起来学习。

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