汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 煽風點火
煽風點火 (煽风点火)
stir up trouble
The metaphor is inciting others to make trouble
shān () fēng () diǎn huǒ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这家伙就爱干煽风点火的勾当。

This guy often stirs up troubles.

横扫突尼斯和埃及的变革之风已经减弱,仍需煽风点火

The winds of change that swept through Tunisia and Egypt have slowed, and need invigoration.

他们清楚谁在煽风点火、嬉笑怒骂,但是他们却没有注意到柏林墙即将倒塌。

They knew who was telling subversive jokes-but missed the fact that the Wall was about to come down.

纳尔逊竞选班子想给这些谣言煽风点火,但是他们没有确证或证据。

The Nelson campaign tried to stoke the rumors, but without corroboration or evidence.

如果你觉得闲言碎语有些过分,影响到了你的人际关系,那就勇敢直面背后煽风点火的人吧。

If you feel that the talks are getting a little too much and your inter-personal relations are getting affected, confront the person behind the whole thing.