aggravate

verb

/ˈæɡrəveɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they aggravate	/ˈæɡrəveɪt/ /ˈæɡrəveɪt/
he / she / it aggravates	/ˈæɡrəveɪts/ /ˈæɡrəveɪts/
past simple aggravated	/ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/ /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/
past participle aggravated	/ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/ /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd/
-ing form aggravating	/ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ/

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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 Dictionary
adverb
- seriously
- severely
- slightly
- …
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aggravate somebody (informal) to annoy somebody, especially deliberately（尤指故意地）激怒，惹恼 synonym irritate

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin aggravat- ‘made heavy’, from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase) + gravis ‘heavy’.