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

• Contact with you may only exacerbate the situation.
  和你谈话或许只能恶化现在的情况。
• An overheated economy can only exacerbate an incipient deterioration in inflationary expectations.
  经济过热只会使初显恶化态势的通胀预期进一步恶化。
• 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。
• Limited infrastructure and services add to daily frustrations that can escalate violence and exacerbate a sense of exclusion.
  有限的基础设施和服务会加重人们日常面临的窘境，而后者可使暴力升级，增强人们的被排斥感。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。