"rub salt in the wound" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 往伤口上撒盐

Definition

让某人对已经发生的不幸感觉更糟，通常是通过提醒他们或者说难听的话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式的口语表达。常用在情感或言语层面，让别人的难过变得更糟。常见否定句：“别往伤口上撒盐。”

Examples

Please don't rub salt in the wound by talking about my mistake again.

请不要再提我的错误，别**往伤口上撒盐**。

When he lost the game, his friends rubbed salt in the wound by laughing at him.

他输掉比赛时，朋友们还笑他，真是**往伤口上撒盐**。

Telling her about your perfect score will rub salt in the wound after she failed the test.

你跟她说你考了满分，她考砸了，这就是在**往伤口上撒盐**。

He was already upset about losing his job, and you really rubbed salt in the wound by bringing up his old failures.

他已经因失业很难过了，你还提他以前的失败，真是**往伤口上撒盐**。

Don't rub salt in the wound—she's already having a rough day!

别**往伤口上撒盐**——她今天已经够糟了！

Seeing her ex with someone new just rubbed salt in the wound after their breakup.

分手后看到前任和新伴侣在一起，简直是**往伤口上撒盐**。