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aggravate

verb
🔊/ˈæɡrəveɪt/
🔊/ˈæɡrəveɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they aggravate
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he / she / it aggravates
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past simple aggravated
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past participle aggravated
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-ing form aggravating
🔊/ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ/
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  1. aggravate something to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse使严重；使恶化 synonym 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He aggravated an old shoulder injury during the win against Chelsea.他在击败切尔西的比赛中加剧了肩上的旧伤。
    • The government's actions will only aggravate the problem.政府的行动只会加剧问题。
    • Their negative reactions have greatly aggravated the situation.他们的消极反应使形势严重恶化。
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • seriously
    • severely
    • slightly
    • …
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  2. aggravate somebody (informal) to annoy somebody, especially deliberately（尤指故意地）激怒，惹恼 synonym irritate
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin aggravat- ‘made heavy’, from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase) + gravis ‘heavy’.