exacerbated是什么意思？

exacerbated

• v. 使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• Taft continued stubbornly to defend him and thus exacerbated popular discontent. 塔夫脱继续顽固地包庇他.这就加剧了公众的不满.
• The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚.
• The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
• Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions. 种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。

英语四级真题

The lengthening path to adulthood appears exacerbated (恶化) by parental involvement in the college years.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使恶化;使加剧
  If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse.
  例句
  Mr Powell-Taylor says that depopulation exacerbates the problem... 鲍威尔-泰勒先生说人口的急剧减少使得该问题更加严重。 Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions. 种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。