单词乎

exacerbate

音标[ek'sæsәbeit]

汉语翻译

vt. 使恶化, 使增剧, 激怒, 使加剧

词型变化

名词:exacerbation 动词过去式:exacerbated 过去分词:exacerbated 现在分词:exacerbating 第三人称单数:exacerbates 

英语解释

动词 exacerbate:

  1. make worse
    同义词:worsen, aggravate, exasperate
  2. exasperate or irritate
    同义词:exasperate, aggravate

例句

  1. Her mother's interference exacerbated the difficulties in their marriage.
    她母亲从中干预使他们的婚姻雪上加霜。
  2. Scratching exacerbates a skin rash.
    皮疹搔後会恶化。

详细解释


ex.ac.er.bate

v.tr.(及物动词)
ex.ac.er.bat.ed,ex.ac.er.bat.ing,ex.ac.er.bates
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate:
使…加剧,使…剧烈,使…恶化;加重:
例句:
a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.
一个加剧了种族间紧张的演讲;一场使水灾更为严重的暴雨


来源:
Latin exacerb3re exacerb3t-
拉丁语 exacerb3re exacerb3t-
ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ex- [加强词义的前缀] *参见 ex-
acerb3re [to make harsh] from acerbus [harsh] * see ak-
acerb3re [使粗糙,使刺耳] 源自 acerbus [粗糙,刺耳] *参见 ak-

【引伸】
exac.erba.tion
n.(名词)

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