出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第174页(192字)
比喻促进某事物的发展,或扩大事态,例如果不是有人在推波助澜,事情不会发展到这样严重的地步。
If there had not been instigation by a third party,the problem would not have become so serious.