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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Economic troubles will exacerbate political tensions.
  紧张的政治形势会因经济危机而加剧恶化。
• 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。
• 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。
• Carbon emissions exacerbate the global climate change problem.
  碳排放加剧了全球气候变化问题。
• This will exacerbate the housing downturn.
  这将会加剧住宅市场的低迷。
• 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。
• Inadequate ventilation can lead to respiratory acidosis increased, and respirator confrontation occurred, and further exacerbate hypoventilation.
  通气不足可导致呼吸性酸中毒加剧，出现与呼吸机对抗，进一步加剧通气不足。