exasperate
verb /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/
/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they exasperate | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it exasperates | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪts/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪts/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪts/ |
| past simple exasperated | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle exasperated | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form exasperating | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- exasperate somebody to annoy somebody very much
使烦恼；使恼怒；激怒 - Her moods exasperated him.
她的坏脾气让他很生气。 - She was clearly exasperated by all my questions.
她显然对我问个没完感到恼火。
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin exasperat- ‘irritated to anger’, from the verb exasperare (based on asper ‘rough’). - Her moods exasperated him.