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exacerbate
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- Conjugation :
past
exacerbated
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exacerbating
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Derivatives :
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exacerbation
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- exacerbate
[ɪg'zæsɚ.bet]
[eks'æsə(ː)beɪt]
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1.
vt.
加重(病情、痛苦、烦恼等),使(病、痛)恶化(或加剧),使(痛苦等)更甚(或加深)
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vt.
使烦恼,使发怒,使恼怒,激怒,触惹
Collins English-English Dictionary
- exacerbate
[ɪg'zæsə"beɪt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc) more intense; aggravate
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2.
vt.
to exasperate or irritate (a person)
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin exacerbare to irritate, from acerbus bitter
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