[VERB 动词]使恶化;使加剧 If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Mr Powell-Taylor says that depopulation exacerbates the problem...
鲍威尔-泰勒先生说人口的急剧减少使得该问题更加严重。
Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。
exacerbation
...the exacerbation of global problems.
全球问题的加剧
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ex·acer·bate/ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt; NAmEɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt/verbexacerbatesth ( formal) to make sth worse, especially a disease or problem 使恶化;使加剧;使加重SYN
aggravate
◆The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。▶ex·acer·ba·tion/; NAmE/noun[uncountable , countable ]exacerbateexacerbatesexacerbatedexacerbatingex·acer·bate/ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt; NAmEɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt/ex·acer·ba·tion/; NAmE/
to make a bad situation worse: The recession has exacerbated this problem. I don’t want to exacerbate the situation.—exacerbation /ɪɡˌzæsəˈbeɪʃən $ -sər-/ noun [uncountable]
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