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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

acerbate

/verb as-er-beyt; adjective uh-sur-bit/US // verb ˈæs ərˌbeɪt; adjective əˈsɜr bɪt //UK // (ˈæsəˌbeɪt) //

涩,涩的,涩味,涩涩的

Related Words

annoy恼人的,烦人,烦人的,烦人的事aggravate加重,恶化,变本加厉,变本加厉地disturb困扰,干扰,扰乱,骚扰provoke挑动,挑衅,挑起,撩拨perturb扰乱,扰动,扰乱秩序,扰乱了

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ac·er·bat·ed, ac·er·bat·ing.

    • : to make sour or bitter.
    • : to exasperate.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : embittered.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbexasperate
Synonyms
aggravate加重,恶化,变本加厉,变本加厉地annoy恼人的,烦人,烦人的,烦人的事disturb困扰,干扰,扰乱,骚扰perturb扰乱,扰动,扰乱秩序,扰乱了provoke挑动,挑衅,挑起,撩拨rattle one's cage撞笼子,瓮中捉鳖,碰壁,碰瓷

Examples

  • Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.

  • The poor girl had not spirit sufficient to upbraid her friend; nor did it suit her now to acerbate an enemy.

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