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exacerbated

/ig-zas-er-bey-tid, ek-sas-/US // ɪgˈzæs ərˌbeɪ tɪd, ɛkˈsæs- //

转化为,转化的,转化,转变的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made worse, more severe, or more bitter; aggravated: The Economic Policy Institute recently released a study showing evidence of an exacerbated income gap between rich and poor.
    • : feeling or showing embitterment, irritation, or exasperation:With an exacerbated huff, the gunslinger hauled a second revolver from his shoulder, training its barrel on the captain.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbinfuriate; make worse

Examples

  • “The economic effects of the covid-19 pandemic have further exacerbated conditions for these workers, increasing the importance of federal and state safety net programs to help them meet their basic needs,” the GAO said.

  • That commentary exacerbates the nation’s already existing political polarization.

  • Nonresponse bias makes it harder for survey researchers to get accurate data, and when researchers—or pollsters—fail, the trust in the process dwindles, exacerbating levels of nonresponse.

  • Of course, 2020 also exacerbated the ongoing crisis in local news as the economy slowdown led to advertising shortfalls.

  • The pandemic has exacerbated existing delays in finding veterans in need, filing their paperwork and waiting for decisions.

  • Existing food shortages in the country were immediately exacerbated by the introduction of Ebola, for a variety of reasons.

  • The panic is exacerbated when those still working presumably safely in the affected areas are worried, too.

  • As with the drug trade, much of the violence associated with sex work is exacerbated by its illegality.

  • This was exacerbated by two years in Turkey where he says, “the only option is to live underground and survive.”

  • The problem has been exacerbated as programs become fewer and larger.

  • And things were exacerbated by a shortage of provisions—for which the kings government was held guilty.

  • The effects of increasing vessel traffic apparently are exacerbated by the narrow physical confines of Glacier Bay.

  • Accordingly, he has met with some exacerbated decriers, and with very few thorough-going defenders.

  • For apart from the magnetic attraction of the metropolis itself, Grenoble exacerbated his nerves.

  • Romance as an actual experience became more difficult of attainment and this was exacerbated by standard views of marriage.