[VERB 动词]加重;使恶化;加剧 If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
[V n]
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation...
压力和睡眠不足会使情况恶化。
He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.
他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。
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[VERB 动词]激怒;使恼火 If someone or something aggravates you, they make you annoyed.
[V n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
What aggravates you most about this country?
该国的哪一点让你最恼火?
aggravating
You don't realise how aggravating you can be.
你没有意识到自己有多么气人。
aggravation
I just couldn't take the aggravation.
我就是咽不下这口气。
Oxford
ag·gra·vate/ˈæɡrəveɪt; NAmEˈæɡrəveɪt/verb1aggravatesth to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse 使严重;使恶化SYN
worsen
◆Pollution can aggravate asthma.污染会使哮喘加重。◆Military intervention will only aggravate the conflict even further.军事介入只会使冲突加剧。2aggravatesb ( informal) to annoy sb, especially deliberately (尤指故意地)激怒,惹恼SYN
irritate
▶ag·gra·vat·ing/ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ; NAmEˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ/adjectiveag·gra·va·tionaggravationaggravations/ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn/noun[uncountable , countable ]◆I don't need all this aggravation at work.我工作时不需要这一切恼人的事。◆The drug may cause an aggravation of the condition.这种药可能导致病情恶化。aggravateaggravatesaggravatedaggravatingag·gra·vate/ˈæɡrəveɪt; NAmEˈæɡrəveɪt/ag·gra·vat·ing/ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ; NAmEˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ/ag·gra·va·tion/ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn/
1to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worseOPP improve: Their money problems were further aggravated by a rise in interest rates. Building the new road will only aggravate the situation.2to make someone angry or annoyedSYN irritate: What really aggravates me is the way she won’t listen.—aggravating adjective—aggravatingly adverb—aggravation /ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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