今日短語
Insult 的意思是侮辱,injury 的意思是受傷。To add insult to injury 的字面意思是“受傷了還被侮辱”,實際含義是“雪上加霜、在傷口上撒鹽”。人們常用它來表示氣憤的心情。
例句
My brother said my clothes were shabby, and then to add insult to injury, he suggested that I should lose some weight.
我弟弟說我的衣服太舊了,更令人氣憤的是他還說我應(yīng)該減肥了。
They told me I was too old for the role, and then to add insult to injury, they asked me to pay for their expenses!
他們告訴我,我太老了,所以不能出演這個角色。更糟糕的是他們還要求我支付他們的費用。
First of all, Jake was one hour late for dinner, then adding insult to injury, he started to complain about my choice of restaurant.
首先,杰克晚了一小時才到餐廳,結(jié)果他又開始抱怨我選的餐廳,真讓人受不了。