摘要：The embassy’s refusal to issue visas, coming after the flight ban, has piled on the agony for families trying to reunite.

pile on the agony/gloom

使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐

pile on the agony偏向于具体事件所引发的雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐

pile on the gloom偏向于整体弥漫的沮丧情绪所引发的雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐

但是一般情况下是可以通用的。如：

Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.

老板威胁要削减更多的员工，令情况更加恶化。

When she told him she’d also started seeing his best friend, that really piled on the agony.

当她告诉他自己还开始和他最好的朋友约会时，那真的是雪上加霜，让他更痛苦了。

He already felt terrible about forgetting their anniversary, and her constant complaints just piled on the agony.

他已经因为忘了他们的纪念日而万分愧疚，而她没完没了的抱怨更是火上浇油，让他更难受了。

After breaking up with him, she didn’t need him to pile on the gloom by saying no one else would ever love her.

和他分手后，她已经够沮丧了，根本不需要他再火上浇油地说没人会再爱她，让她更阴郁。

The teacher didn’t need to pile on the agony by giving us a surprise test right after we failed the quiz.

我们刚测验不及格，老师没必要再搞一场突击考试来雪上加霜，让我们更痛苦。

Opposition leaders accused the government of piling on the agony by cutting welfare while raising taxes.

反对党领袖指责政府在增税的同时削减福利，这是在雪上加霜，加剧民众的痛苦。

Rising inflation and falling wages have piled on the gloom for middle-class families this year.

今年通胀上升、工资下降，让中产家庭的沮丧情绪雪上加霜。

The embassy’s refusal to issue visas, coming after the flight ban, has piled on the agony for families trying to reunite.

在航班禁令之后，大使馆又拒绝发放签证，这让试图团聚的家庭更痛苦了，雪上加霜。

The enemy’s sudden attack, following the loss of our supply lines, piled on the agony for our troops.

在我们的补给线被切断后，敌人又发动突然袭击，这让我们的士兵更痛苦了，雪上加霜。

来源：翅膀英语一点号