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

• 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。
• Without equitable distribution of benefits, national growth can even exacerbate inequities.
  如果不能公平分配收益，国民经济增长甚至会加剧不公平程度。
• But these are dirtier, more expensive and exacerbate climate change.
  但后者更脏、更贵，而且会加重气候变化。
• 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。
• 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。
• He said failure to act would exacerbate the recession.
  他表示，不采取行动将加剧衰退。
• The demand for essential resources could exacerbate tensions within countries.
  对关键资源的需求可能会加剧国家间的紧张局势。
• The negative press on the sub-prime lending crisis and on financial probity may exacerbate this.
  关于次贷危机和金融操守的负面报道，可能加剧了这种情况。
• These trends exacerbate competition and conflicts over access to land, water and biological resources, accentuate extreme poverty and hunger, and undermine political stability.
  这些趋势加剧了对土地、水和生物资源获得的竞争和冲突，使极端贫穷和饥饿更为突出，破坏了政治稳定。
• Economic troubles will exacerbate political tensions.
  紧张的政治形势会因经济危机而加剧恶化。