"add insult to injury" 怎么发音
expression
AD IN-sult to IN-jur-ee
AD in-SULT too IN-juh-ree
释义
To make a bad situation even worse, especially by saying or doing something hurtful after something bad has already happened.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈæd/ /ˈɪnˌsəɫt/, /ˌɪnˈsəɫt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɪndʒɝi
英式英语
ˈæd/ /ɪnˈsʌlt/ /tˈuː/ /ˈɪndʒəɹi
简化发音
美式
AD IN-sult to IN-jur-ee
英式
AD in-SULT too IN-juh-ree
语境中听
Losing my wallet was bad, but having my phone stolen too added insult to injury.
She was late for work, and to add insult to injury, it started raining.
The team lost the game, but missing the bus home added insult to injury.
He apologized for breaking the plate, but then he laughed, which really added insult to injury.