add insult to injury字面意思是:受了伤之外还受到侮辱,可以引申为雪上加霜;更糟糕的是。
【例句】
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。
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。
【例句】
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。
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。