| 单词 | aggravate |
| 释义 | aggravate verbadverb➤seriously, severely使变得非常严重；使严重恶化◆their negative reactions have greatly aggravated the situation.他们的消极反应使形势严重恶化。➤slightly使稍微恶化▸➤further进一步加剧 aggravate /ægrəveɪt/ [transitive] (formal) to make an illness, problem or difficult situation worse使（病情、问题或困难）恶化；加重◆he aggravated an old shoulder injury during the win against chelsea.他在击败切尔西的比赛中加剧了肩上的旧伤。◆military intervention will only aggravate the conflict even further.军事干预只会使冲突进一步恶化。opp alleviate → ease note 辨析 exacerbate or aggravate?there is very little difference in meaning or use between these words. however, aggravate collocates much more strongly with injury.这两个词在含义和用法上差别很小，但是与 injury 搭配时大多用 aggravate◆he exacerbated an old shoulder injury. aggravate/ˈægrəveɪt ||; ˈægrəˌvet/verb[t] 1. to make sth worse or more serious 使恶化；使严重 2. (informal 非正式) to make sb angry or annoyed 激怒；烦扰 ➔aggravation /ˌægrəˈveɪʃn ||; ˌægrəˈveʃən/ noun [c,u] aggravatesee ⇨ worse 3 ag·gra·vate /`ægrəˏvet; ˈæɡrəveɪt/v [t] 1. to make a bad situation worse 使加剧，使恶化:◇the doctors say her condition is aggravated by stress. 医生说压力使她的病情加重了。 2. to annoy someone 惹恼，激怒［某人］:◇he really aggravates me sometimes. 他有时候真的很令我恼火。 |
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