ag·gra·vate /ˈægrəˌvet/
(v.)加重,使惡化;激怒,惹惱
ag·gra·vate /ˈægrəˌvet/ 及物動詞
加重,惡化
Ag·gra·vate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggravated p. pr. & vb. n. Aggravating.]
1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] “To aggravate thy store.”
2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. “To aggravate my woes.”
To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott.
The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. --Addison.
3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances.
4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]
If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. --Richardson (Clarissa).
Syn: -- To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.
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aggravate
v 1: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: worsen,
exacerbate, exasperate] [ant: better]
2: exasperate or irritate [syn: exacerbate, exasperate]