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aggravate

/ag-ruh-veyt/US // ˈæg rəˌveɪt //UK // (ˈæɡrəˌveɪt) //

加重,恶化,变本加厉,变本加厉地

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing.

    • : to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to aggravate a grievance; to aggravate an illness.
    • : to annoy; irritate; exasperate: His questions aggravate her.
    • : to cause to become irritated or inflamed: The child's constant scratching aggravated the rash.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbannoy
Forms: aggravated, aggravates, aggravating

Examples

  • Going off your meds is a surefire way to aggravate your doctor.

  • Westbrook will miss time with a left quadriceps injury he initially suffered during training camp last month and aggravated at Philadelphia last week.

  • The discontent has arguably been aggravated by Robinhood’s approach to customer service.

  • While the argument for using dark text on light backgrounds is fairly strong, however, the argument that it makes the experience aggravating for some also holds true.

  • The problem is, if you have too many redirects on your site, you can start to aggravate your site visitors.

  • In the coming decade, new robotic technologies could further aggravate the problem.

  • He said austerity is pushing the euro zone into recession, which will further aggravate political tensions.

  • Medicaid Plus will thus aggravate the horrific budget crisis of the states.

  • This, in turn, serves to amplify and aggravate differences of interest and power among the competing national groups.

  • He had the innate slant of mind that properly belongs to a moderator of mass meetings called to aggravate a crisis.

  • You judged us both as undesirables, therefore any attempt at explanation would, I know, only aggravate our offence in your eyes.

  • The internal divisions, too, aggravate our weakness; and now, even Most has turned apostate.

  • Menstruation may aggravate goitre, uterine fibroid tumours, skin diseases, and affections of the blood vessels.

  • Symptoms should not be mistaken for causes, but pelvic diseases at least aggravate a tendency toward mental unbalance.