Pour oil upon troubled waters
平息风波,调解纷争,调停
🧩 词语组成解析
pour
[pɔr]
vt. 涌出;倾，倒;
vi. 涌流;泛滥，涌出;斟，倒;
n. 倾泻;
oil
[ɔɪl]
n. 油;石油;油画;燃油;
vt. 给…加油;
vi. 化成油;
upon
[ə'pɑn]
prep. 在…上面;当…时候;
troubled
[['trʌbld]]
a. 烦恼的, 混乱的, 不安的
waters
[['wɔ:təz]]
n. 大片的水, 领海, 近海, 海域, 江水, 湖水, 河水, 矿泉水\\n[医] 羊水(俗名)
🗣️ 情景例句
There was too much work for our computer to cope with.
我们的计算机要做的工作太多，简直应接不暇。
I wouldn't, if I were you.
要是我就不会。
Could you come here, please? I want some help.
你能来这儿一下吗？我需要帮忙。