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小词详解 | aggravate
aggravate 英 [ˈæɡrəveɪt] 美 [ˈæɡrəveɪt]
It concluded “with medium confidence” that, with a 2°C rise, an additional 8% of the world’s population in 2000 will be exposed to new or aggravated water scarcity by 2050.
它以“中等置信度”得出结论称,如果温度上升2°C,到2050年,会有相当于2000年全球人口数8%的人面临新的或加剧的水资源短缺。
——《经济学人》The four men together face 47 criminal charges, including conspiracy, computer fraud, economic espionage, theft of trade secrets and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department said in a news release.
司法部在新闻稿中说,四人一共面对47项刑事指控,包括共谋罪、计算机诈骗、经济间谍活动、窃取商业秘密和严重的身份盗用。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 使(问题、伤害或罪行)变得更糟或更严重
污染会使慢性气喘加重。
Pollution can aggravate chronic asthma.军事策略家们正在设法绕开这一条约。但这只会进一步加剧冲突。
Military planners are trying to circumvent the treaty. But it will only aggravate the conflict even further.
别再气我了,好不好!你永远不会理解我为什么累、为什么爱发火。
Stop aggravating me, will you! You will never understand why I get tired and grumpy.
"Yeah, but apart from that," said Ron, sounding aggravated. "I mean, he's a grouchy git, isn't he?"
“可除了这个之外,”罗恩似乎很恼火,“我说,他不就是个暴躁的饭桶吗?”
exacerbate: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse nettle: irritate or annoy (someone) vex: make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters