exacerbates

英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪts]

美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪts]

v.  使恶化; 使加剧; 使加重
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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

• This exacerbates an already difficult circumstance.
  这恶化了一个已经艰难的处境。
• To do so exacerbates vendor lock-in concerns, however.
  但是，这样做却使供应商更加禁锢在自己关注的问题中。
• 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。
• And that only exacerbates things.
  那只会使事情更加恶化。
• The current escalation of the violence only compounds the health situation and unnecessarily exacerbates the fragile status of the civilians caught up in this conflict.
  目前，暴力的升级只会使健康状况复杂化，并且不必要地加剧平民在这场冲突中所处的脆弱地位。
• This policy exacerbates the gap between rich and poor.
  这项政策加剧了贫富差距。
• It not only exacerbates the poverty level, but also restricts the sustainable development of economy and society.
  若不采取必要的应对措施，不仅会加剧当地的贫困程度，而且制约经济社会的可持续发展。
• 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。
• 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。
• It also exacerbates tensions between the US and China.
  这一事件也加剧了美中之间的紧张关系。