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

• Stripping the land in these ways allows faster surface runoff and exacerbates flooding.
  这些做法终将使土地裸露、地表径流加快，从而加重了洪水的威胁。
• I just want to point out that hunger exacerbates stress.
  我只是想说饥饿只会使压力更大。
• It exacerbates US protectionism.
  这将导致美国的保护主义加剧。
• 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。
• HIV stigma exacerbates these issues and can have serious consequences for general and mental health.
  艾滋病毒歧视加剧了这些问题并且可能给身体和心理健康带来严重后果。
• And that only exacerbates things.
  那只会使事情更加恶化。
• 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。
• Smog not only exacerbates asthma, but also causes it.
  烟雾不但能加重哮喘，还可以引起哮喘。
• Many officials argue that a lack of co-ordination on currency and other policies exacerbates the imbalance between the developed and developing world.
  很多国家表示在货币和其他政策上的缺乏合作加深了发达国家和发展中国家之间的不平衡。
• Ultra-low inflation, let alone deflation, exacerbates the burden of debt.
  通胀率超低会加剧债务负担，通缩就更不用提了。