exacerbates

英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪts]

美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪts]

v.  使恶化; 使加剧; 使加重
exacerbate的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• Lethargy is a physical trait commonly associated with depression, which is why inactivity often exacerbates this mental condition.
  嗜睡常常都与抑郁有关，长期不运动也是导致精神状态不佳的原因之一。
• But every one knows that such behavior, in fact, offends global public opinion, exacerbates resentment and thereby spreads terrorism, and tarnishes the US image and its credibility among nations.
  但每一个人都知道这样的行动，实际上违背了世界的公共理念，加深了怨恨，从而更广泛的传播了恐怖主义，使美国的形象和可信度在国际上黯淡了。
• Continued smoking exacerbates COPD, he said.
  继续吸烟会使COPD恶化，他说。
• The existing employer-based health-insurance system exacerbates concerns for women who are considering having a child.
  现存的以雇主为基础的健康保险系统加剧了正在考虑生育的妇女的问题。
• This exacerbates an already difficult circumstance.
  这恶化了一个已经艰难的处境。
• When young people move to the city and leave the old behind, it only exacerbates the problem.
  年轻人迁移到城市并离开他们的长辈只能使问题更加严重。
• I don't say that the difficulties we are experiencing round the world are caused by our presence in Iraq, but undoubtedly our presence in Iraq exacerbates them.
  我没有说我们在世界上所遇到的麻烦是由于在伊拉克驻军引起的，但是毫无疑问我们在伊拉克的驻军加剧了这些麻烦的程度。
• This, in turn, exacerbates the "too big to fail" problem.
  这反过来又会加剧“过于庞大而不能倒闭”的问题。
• Smoking exacerbates asthma, and maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risk for the child.
  吸尘会加剧哮喘，怀孕期母亲吸尘会增加孩子患病的风险。
• Unconventional emergencies have the characteristics of rarity and complexity. Moreover, the development of the Internet exacerbates the complexity of unconventional emergencies.
  非常规突发事件具有罕见性和复杂性的特点，网络的发达更加剧了非常规突发事件的复杂性。