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Meaning of 火上浇油

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
火 huǒ 上 shàng 浇 jiāo 油 yóu (Trad.: 火上澆油)
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
Example Sentences
1
采取残酷镇压的方式
,
他们只会火上浇油
。
By brutally suppressing them, they simply poured oil on the flame.
2
那么
,
为什么中国就要过热的经济上火上浇油呢
?
So why would China throw more fuel on the economic fire?
3
这份简短声明只能是火上浇油
:
为何总统自己不出来回应
?
The brief statement only fuelled the uproar: Why wasn' t the President himself responding?
4
还有人担心
,
从南美进口的廉价大豆饲料对毁坏雨林无疑是火上浇油
。
There are also concerns that cheap soya feed imported from South America is fuelling destruction of the rainforests.
5
这意味着动荡时代将火上浇油
:
劳动力短缺
,
通货膨胀
,
技术和更高的报酬
。
This means even more fuel for the Age of Turbulence: fewer workers, inflation, technology and higher wages.