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exacerbate

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vt.恶化,增剧,激怒,使加剧,使烦恼

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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

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ex-=out of,fully 变化型 a-,e-,ec-,ef-,es-,iss-,s-

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exacerbate


/ɪg'zæsəbeɪt; ɪˇ`zæsɚ,bet/
v [Tn] (fml 文) make (pain, disease, a situation) worse; aggravate 使(疼痛、疾病、情形)恶化; 加剧
*Scratching exacerbates a skin rash. 皮疹搔後会恶化.
* 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.

exacerbate


v [T]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of exacerbare, from acerbus 'bitter']
to make a bad situation worse
 The recession has exacerbated this problem.
 I don't want to exacerbate the situation.
>exacerbation [ɪg,zæsə'beɪʃən (US) -sər-/