aggravate
verb /ˈæɡrəveɪt/
/ˈæɡrəveɪt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they aggravate | /ˈæɡrəveɪt/ /ˈæɡrəveɪt/ |
he / she / it aggravates | /ˈæɡrəveɪts/ /ˈæɡrəveɪts/ |
past simple aggravated | /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/ /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/ |
past participle aggravated | /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/ /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/ |
-ing form aggravating | /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ/ |
- aggravate something to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse
synonym worsen使严重;使恶化 - Pollution can aggravate asthma.
污染会使哮喘加重。 - Military intervention will only aggravate the conflict even further.
军事介入只会使冲突加剧。
Topics Illnessc2- 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。 - The government's actions will only aggravate the problem.
政府的行动只会加剧问题。 - Their negative reactions have greatly aggravated the situation.
他们的消极反应使形势严重恶化。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- seriously
- severely
- slightly
- …
- Pollution can aggravate asthma.
- aggravate somebody (informal) to annoy somebody, especially deliberately
synonym irritate(尤指故意地)激怒,惹恼
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin aggravat- ‘made heavy’, from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase) + gravis ‘heavy’.