推波助澜

shān fēng diǎn huǒ tuī bō zhù lán jí jìn tiǎo bō lí jiàn zhī shì

煽风点火，推波助澜，极尽挑拨离间之事

fan the flames, add fuel to the fire and do one's utmost to incite one against the other

tā men bèi zhǐ kòng duì zhè chǎng wēi jī qǐ le tuī bō zhù lán de zuò yòng

他们被指控对这场危机起了推波助澜的作用。

They were accused of stoking the crisis.

xǔ duō yīn sù dōu duì nián nián zhōng zhī qián de jīn róng huán jìng qǐ dào le tuī bō zhù lán de zuò yòng

许多因素都对2007年年中之前的金融环境起到了推波助澜的作用。

A number of factors had contributed to the financial environment that prevailed until mid-2007.