| 单词 | to rub salt in one's wounds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rub salt in one's wounds i. to rub salt in one's wounds: to behave or speak to someone so as to aggravate a hurt already inflicted. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > exacerbation of suffering > exacerbate suffering [verb (intransitive)] amaricate1651 exacerbate1837 to pile it on1839 to rub salt in one's wounds1944 1944 Truth (Sydney) 13 Feb. 4/3 Breasley saw Kintore donkey-lick a field of youngsters in the Federal Stakes, and had salt rubbed into his wound when the Lewis cuddy Valour curled the mo in the Bond Handicap. 1967 P. G. Wodehouse Company for Henry x. 182 He could see that Henry was deeply stirred, and he had no wish to rub salt in his wounds. 1973 Guardian 16 Feb. 13/8 Mr. Nixon's treatment for war wounds is rubbing salt in them. < as lemmas |
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