exacerbate

英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt]

美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt]

v.  使恶化; 使加剧; 使加重

过去分词：exacerbated　过去式：exacerbated　第三人称单数：exacerbates　现在分词：exacerbating　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7893 / COCA.7171

牛津词典

verb

• 使恶化；使加剧；使加重
  to make sth worse, especially a disease or problem
  1. The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.
     这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使恶化;使加剧
  If somethingexacerbatesa problem or bad situation, it makes it worse.
  1. Mr Powell-Taylor says that depopulation exacerbates the problem...
     鲍威尔-泰勒先生说人口的急剧减少使得该问题更加严重。
  2. Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
     种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。

英英释义

verb

• make worse
  1. This drug aggravates the pain
  Synonym:worsenaggravateexasperate
• exasperate or irritate
  Synonym:exasperateaggravate

双语例句

• The structure of the fund management industry and stock market may also exacerbate the problem.
  基金管理行业和股票市场的结构，或许也加剧了问题的严重性。
• Potentially higher wages may exacerbate inflationary pressure.
  高薪水有可能会加剧通货膨胀的压力。
• Carbon emissions exacerbate the global climate change problem.
  碳排放加剧了全球气候变化问题。
• He said failure to act would exacerbate the recession.
  他表示，不采取行动将加剧衰退。
• Mr Powell-Taylor says that depopulation exacerbates the problem
  鲍威尔-泰勒先生说人口的急剧减少使得该问题更加严重。
• High unemployment and underemployment waste human resources, exacerbate poverty, and sometimes lead to social disintegration.
  高失业率及未充分就业浪费了人力资源，使贫穷问题恶化，有时候更会导致社会分裂。
• Failure of the deal could exacerbate trade tensions between the two countries.
  华为交易的落空，可能会加剧中美两国之间的贸易紧张局势。
• The report also says there are concerns that the global financial crisis will exacerbate deficits in funding for TB.
  该报告还说，人们担心全球金融危机将让结核病防控的资金不足更加恶化。
• This will exacerbate the housing downturn.
  这将会加剧住宅市场的低迷。
• Scientists fear that rising sea levels caused by global warming will exacerbate the problem in coming decades.
  科学家们担心，在未来几十年，全球变暖导致的海平面上升会使问题更加恶化。