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

• WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.
  世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
• 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。
• Human activities that contribute to the heating or that exacerbate its effects must be limited.
  造成全球变暖或加剧了其结果的人类活动必须加以限制。
• Diseases such as HIV/ AIDS not only exacerbate malnutrition but can devastate labour, farm productivity and livelihoods.
  诸如艾滋病等疾病不仅让营养不良恶化，而且还可能破坏劳动、农场生产力和生计。
• 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。
• Government reactions have demonstrated the danger that interventions designed to help can exacerbate the problem.
  政府的各种反应已展示出这样一种危险，即意在帮助的干预行为，可能反而会加剧问题。
• 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。
• Economic troubles will exacerbate political tensions.
  紧张的政治形势会因经济危机而加剧恶化。
• This will exacerbate the housing downturn.
  这将会加剧住宅市场的低迷。
• 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。