add fuel to the fire/flames 火上浇油，使情况更糟add添加fuel 燃料fire 火flame 火焰He forgot their wedding anniversary, and his apologies only added fuel to the fire.他忘记了他们的结婚纪念日，而他的道歉只是在火上浇油。fuel the fire/flamesfuel v.添加燃料I don’t wanna fuel the fire here, so I’m just gonna keep my mouth shut.我不想在这火上浇油，所以我就闭嘴好了。She is already furious and his excuses will only fuel the flames.她已经很生气了，他的借口只会火上浇油。