aggravate

英 [ˈæɡrəveɪt]

美 [ˈæɡrəveɪt]

v.  使严重; 使恶化; (尤指故意地)激怒，惹恼

过去分词：aggravated　过去式：aggravated　现在分词：aggravating　第三人称单数：aggravates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9460 / COCA.9820

牛津词典

verb

• 使严重；使恶化
  to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse
  1. Pollution can aggravate asthma.
     污染会使气喘加重。
  2. Military intervention will only aggravate the conflict even further.
     军事介入只会使冲突加剧。
• （尤指故意地）激怒，惹恼
  to annoy sb, especially deliberately

柯林斯词典

• VERB 加重；使恶化；加剧
  If someone or somethingaggravatesa situation, they make it worse.
  1. Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation...
     压力和睡眠不足会使情况恶化。
  2. He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.
     他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。
• VERB 激怒；使恼火
  If someone or somethingaggravatesyou, they make you annoyed.
  1. What aggravates you most about this country?
     该国的哪一点让你最恼火？

英英释义

verb

• make worse
  1. This drug aggravates the pain
  Synonym:worsenexacerbateexasperate
• exasperate or irritate
  Synonym:exacerbateexasperate

双语例句

• An anxiety of the direct supervisor may initiate, even aggravate the incidence of tourette syndrome;
  ②直接监护人的焦虑情绪会影响抽动症的发病和发展产生；
• It could aggravate protectionism.
  这有可能加剧保护主义。
• Developer written error code can aggravate this problem, leading to easy exploitation of formerly "hidden" information.
  开发者自己写的错误代码会加剧此问题，导致泄漏了原本隐藏的信息。
• Problem is, more urbanization could further aggravate China's air pollution problems.
  过度的都市化会进一步加剧中国的空气污染问题。
• If we speak in anger we will definitely aggravate the situation and quite likely hurt the feelings of others.
  如果带着愤怒说话，我们肯定会使得情况程度加剧，很可能伤害别人的感受。
• Pollutants may also aggravate natural changes in the marine environment.
  污染物也会加剧海洋环境的变化。
• But, exerting oneself to restrain anger can only aggravate the feeling.
  但是，努力遏制愤怒只会加剧愤怒的感受。
• Local factors in the skin unrelated to allergy such as sweating and overhydration, tend to aggravate eczema.
  皮肤的局部因素，如出汗，水分过多等与过敏无关，但可使湿疹加重。
• Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation
  压力和睡眠不足会使情况恶化。
• He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.
  他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。