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

• Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
  种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。
• Contact with you may only exacerbate the situation.
  和你谈话或许只能恶化现在的情况。
• Some suggest using credit-default-swap prices, but these too can exacerbate market swings.
  有人建议使用信用违约掉期价格，但是这种做法也会加剧市场的动荡。
• Economic troubles will exacerbate political tensions.
  紧张的政治形势会因经济危机而加剧恶化。
• Carbon emissions exacerbate the global climate change problem.
  碳排放加剧了全球气候变化问题。
• 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。
• If the impression is given that the TPP is an anyone-but-China club it will exacerbate Sino-US tensions.
  如果给中国传达出一种印象，TPP是一个除了中国以外任何人都可加入的俱乐部，将使中美之间的紧张态势进一步恶化。
• Potentially higher wages may exacerbate inflationary pressure.
  高薪水有可能会加剧通货膨胀的压力。
• 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。
• Sitting or standing in one position for too long can exacerbate pain.
  坐或站在一个位置太久会加重疼痛。