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

• Scientists fear that rising sea levels caused by global warming will exacerbate the problem in coming decades.
  科学家们担心，在未来几十年，全球变暖导致的海平面上升会使问题更加恶化。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In uncertain times and absent a robust regulatory framework, their volatility can exacerbate a crisis.
  在不确定时期以及缺乏严厉监管框架的情况下，它们的波动性可能会加剧危机。
• High unemployment and underemployment waste human resources, exacerbate poverty, and sometimes lead to social disintegration.
  高失业率及未充分就业浪费了人力资源，使贫穷问题恶化，有时候更会导致社会分裂。
• 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。
• Potentially higher wages may exacerbate inflationary pressure.
  高薪水有可能会加剧通货膨胀的压力。