"rub salt in the wound" 怎么发音
expression
RUB SAWLT in thuh WOOND
rub SOLT in thuh WOOND
释义
To make someone feel worse about something bad that has already happened, usually by reminding them of it or making an unkind comment.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹəb/ /ˈsɔɫt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaʊnd/, /ˈwund
英式英语
ɹˈʌb/ /sˈɒlt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /wuːnd
简化发音
美式
RUB SAWLT in thuh WOOND
英式
rub SOLT in thuh WOOND
语境中听
Please don't rub salt in the wound by talking about my mistake again.
When he lost the game, his friends rubbed salt in the wound by laughing at him.
Telling her about your perfect score will rub salt in the wound after she failed the test.
He was already upset about losing his job, and you really rubbed salt in the wound by bringing up his old failures.