"reopen old wounds" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 重新揭开旧伤疤

Definition

让人想起以前的伤害或问题，使人再次感到痛苦回忆或情绪。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个比喻用语，形容情感上的痛苦而非身体上的伤口。常用于涉及敏感往事、旧争执或痛苦回忆时。可以用于个人或集体经历。口语和书面语中都很常见。

Examples

Talking about the accident will reopen old wounds.

谈论那场事故会**重新揭开旧伤疤**。

The movie reopened old wounds for many viewers.

这部电影**重新揭开了许多观众的旧伤疤**。

Please don’t reopen old wounds by mentioning the divorce.

请不要提离婚，别**重新揭开旧伤疤**。

Bringing up that argument just reopens old wounds between them.

提起那次争吵只会**重新揭开他们的旧伤疤**。

Every time he visits his hometown, it seems to reopen old wounds.

每次他回老家，看起来就会**重新揭开旧伤疤**。

I’m not trying to reopen old wounds, but we never really talked about what happened.

我不是想**重新揭开旧伤疤**，只是我们从没真正谈过那件事。