rub salt in the wound
US /rʌb sɔlt ɪn ðə wund/
UK /rʌb sɔlt ɪn ðə wund/
1.
雪上加霜, 伤口撒盐
to make a difficult situation even worse for someone, especially by reminding them of their failures or misfortunes
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Losing the game was bad enough, but then the coach decided to rub salt in the wound by criticizing every player publicly.
输掉比赛已经够糟糕了，但教练却决定雪上加霜，公开批评每一位球员。
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She didn't get the promotion, and to rub salt in the wound, her junior colleague got it instead.
她没有得到晋升，更雪上加霜的是，她的初级同事反而得到了。