exacerbate
英 [ɪg'zæsəbeɪt; ek'sæs-]
美 [ɪɡ'zæsɚbet]
助記提示
1. ex- "thoroughly" + acerb- + -ate.
2. => provoke, irritate, exacerbate.
中文詞源
exacerbate 使惡化，加劇ex-, 向外。-acerb, 尖，酸，詞源同acid, acerbity.
英文詞源
- exacerbate (v.)
- 1650s, a back-formation from exacerbation or else from Latin exacerbatus, past participle of exacerbare "irritate, provoke." Related: Exacerbated; exacerbating.
雙語例句
- 1. The straight - chain alkanes exacerbate the problem of engine " knock ".
- 直鏈烷烴使機器的 “ 爆震 ” 問題更加嚴重.
來自辭典例句
- 2. Remedial action is always expensive and, in some cases, may actually exacerbate the problem.
- 補救工作總是代價很大,並且在某些時候反而會使問題更嚴重.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Do policies in industrial countries ease or exacerbate the difficulties faced by developing countries?
- 工業國的政策減輕還是加重了發展中國家麵臨的困難?
來自辭典例句
- 4. Chronic pain can exacerbate or prolong the function disability of the patients.
- 慢性疼痛可加重或延長腦外傷病人的功能殘疾.
來自互聯網
- 5. WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.
- 世界氣象組織說,氣候變暖可能會加劇空氣汙染.
來自互聯網