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小词详解 | exacerbate
exacerbate 英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt] 美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt]
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》
[动词] 使(问题、坏情况或消极情绪)更糟
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.
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。
aggravate: make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious inflame: make (a situation) worse intensify: become or make more intense
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