exacerbate 英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt] 美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt]
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外刊例句
Economic crises expose and exacerbate structural weaknesses.
经济危机会暴露并加剧结构性缺陷。
——《经济学人》
Stress alone, these studies show, can affect recovery time and exacerbate side effects from medications.
这些研究表明,仅仅是精神压力这一项就可以影响康复时间,并加剧药物的副作用。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
[动词] 使(问题、坏情况或消极情绪)更糟
深入解读
Exacerbate 一词逆构自英语单词 exacerbation (恶化、加剧、加重)或者说源自拉丁语 exacerbare (使烦恼、激怒),与小站之前推过的 小词详解 | acerbic 同词根 ac, acr(o), acu, acerb, acet (酸),现在主要作为一个正式用语表示“使恶化、使加剧、使加重”,尤指使疾病、问题、糟糕的局面更加严重,比如:
这次凶残的袭击将使两个派系间已经紧张的关系更加恶化。
This vicious attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two factions.
值得注意的是, exacerbate 与英语单词 exasperate (使烦恼、使恼怒、激怒)十分形似,在阅读写作时容易混同,要小心区别。
名著用例
She sat cross-legged on her bed, smearing her lip with a mysterious fluid which set hard around the hairs and was then ripped off by a sharp, violent hand; but the remedy only served to exacerbate the ailment.
她盘腿坐在床上,用一种神秘的液体涂在嘴唇周围,很快就将胡子凝固住,然后再猛然用力一扯,但这个治疗的办法反而使毛病变本加厉了。
出自印裔英国作家萨尔曼·鲁西迪(Salman Rushdie,又译萨尔曼·拉什迪)在1981年出版的长篇小说《午夜之子》(Midnight’s Children)。《午夜之子》被视为萨尔曼·鲁西迪的代表作,获得当年的布克奖(Booker Prize),并且在2008年被评为“布克奖40周年最佳作品”。
深度学习
exacerbate (ex ASS er bate) When you “exacerbate” something, you “aggravate” it or “increase its severity.” Its Latin root means “to make harsh.” The noun form is “exacerbation.”
- The swelling in Mrs. Cunningham’s knee was exacerbated by the fact that she had to keep bending down to pick up the toys left on the floor by her twin sons, Aiden and Frank.
- The antics of disc jockeys like DJ Hamentashen exacerbate the pop music industry’s image as contrived, superficial, and manic.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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加剧(ex ASS er bate)当你“加剧”某事时,你就“加剧”了它或“增加了它的严重程度”。它的拉丁词根意思是“使苛刻”。名词形式是“恶化”
坎宁安夫人的膝盖肿胀加剧了,因为她不得不不断弯腰捡起双胞胎儿子艾登和弗兰克留在地板上的玩具。
DJ Hamentashen等唱片骑师的滑稽行为加剧了流行音乐行业做作、肤浅和狂躁的形象。
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常见短语
“exacerbate” 这个单词的中文解释是 “使恶化” 或者 “加重”。
以下是包含 “exacerbate” 这个词的50个短语,每个短语都附有中文解释:
- exacerbate the situation – 使情况恶化
- exacerbate the problem – 加重问题
- exacerbate the pain – 加剧疼痛
- exacerbate the conflict – 使冲突恶化
- exacerbate the symptoms – 使症状恶化
- exacerbate the condition – 加重病情
- exacerbate the crisis – 使危机加剧
- exacerbate the tension – 加剧紧张局势
- exacerbate the issue – 加重问题
- exacerbate the challenges – 加大挑战
- exacerbate the effects – 加重影响
- exacerbate the damage – 加重损害
- exacerbate the risk – 增加风险
- exacerbate the conflict – 加剧冲突
- exacerbate the inequality – 加重不平等
- exacerbate the crisis – 恶化危机
- exacerbate the pain – 增加疼痛
- exacerbate the symptoms – 加重症状
- exacerbate the condition – 恶化病情
- exacerbate the challenges – 使挑战加大
- exacerbate the consequences – 使后果恶化
- exacerbate the conflict – 激化冲突
- exacerbate the division – 加剧分裂
- exacerbate the impact – 加大影响
- exacerbate the tensions – 加剧紧张
- exacerbate the crisis – 加重危机
- exacerbate the symptoms – 使症状加剧
- exacerbate the situation – 加剧情况
- exacerbate the problem – 使问题加重
- exacerbate the pain – 使疼痛恶化
- exacerbate the condition – 加重病情
- exacerbate the conflict – 使冲突恶化
- exacerbate the tension – 加剧紧张
- exacerbate the issue – 使问题恶化
- exacerbate the challenges – 加大挑战
- exacerbate the consequences – 加重后果
- exacerbate the crisis – 加剧危机
- exacerbate the symptoms – 加重症状
- exacerbate the pain – 增加疼痛
- exacerbate the condition – 恶化病情
- exacerbate the conflict – 使冲突加剧
- exacerbate the tension – 加重紧张
- exacerbate the issue – 使问题更严重
- exacerbate the challenges – 增加挑战
- exacerbate the consequences – 加重后果
- exacerbate the crisis – 恶化危机
- exacerbate the symptoms – 使症状加重
- exacerbate the pain – 加剧疼痛
- exacerbate the condition – 使病情恶化
- exacerbate the conflict – 加重冲突
同近义词
- aggravate: make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious
- inflame: make (a situation) worse
- intensify: become or make more intense