推波助澜 meaning in Chinese
help intensify the strength of billows and waves; add fuel to the flame; aggravate a complicated situation; egg sb. on (to do sth.); encourage and increase sb.'s influence; fan the fire; follow and hasten the movement of waves -- to aggravate a dispute by a third party; increase troubles; intensify trouble; make a stormy sea stormier; take up another's quarrel
Examples
- Thus, as if fate seemed determined to inflame and increase the poor child's malady and passion, all circumstances and all parties round about her urged it on .
这样，仿佛命运决心要跟这可怜的孩子作对，使她的痛苦和爱情有增无减，更加炽烈，她周围的一切和所有的人都在给这种情绪推波助澜。 - Quiksilver was instrumental in stimulating the current growth in women boardsports participation
Quiksilver对当时的女性冲浪运动起到了推波助澜的作用。 - The chaos in the niger delta , it turns out , has a surprising amount to do with the price of eggs
尼日尔三角洲的混乱，最终结果就是对鸡蛋价格起到推波助澜的作用。