Aggravate
[ 'æɡrəvet ]
第4级
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vt. 加重，使恶化;使恼火;激怒;
💡 词根助记
ag一再+grav重+ate动词后缀→病加重→恶化
📝 例句
aggravate the circumstances
使情况恶化
His bossy attitude aggravate me.
他的拔扈态度激怒了我。
In other districts the proximity of cemeteries seemed to aggravate the disease.
在其它地区里，邻近墓地的地方，时疫大概都要严重些。
Threats will only aggravate her.
恐吓只能激怒她。
Ice water aggravated my toothache.
冰水使我的牙痛加重了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“阿哥若为她”:阿哥若为她加重药量,病情就不会恶化
※ ag-化学元素“银”,gr-拼音“高人”,av-AV机,ate-吃:银装高人把AV机吃了,结果使他病情加重
※ ag-拼音“阿哥”,gr-拼音“工人”,a-一,v-罗马数字“5”,ate-吃的过去式:阿哥让工人一次性吃了5碗饭,结果病情加重了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
ad-在g前变为ag-
表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
aggravate
v[Tn]
1 make (a disease, a situation, an offence, etc) worse or more serious 使（疾病, 情况, 罪过等）恶化, 更坏, 加重, 加剧
He aggravated his condition by leaving hospital too soon. 他因过早出院而使病情恶化.
2 (infml 口) irritate (sb); annoy 激怒; 惹恼
He aggravates her just by looking at her. 他只是看著她就把她惹恼了.
🎯 考研助记
a(=to)+grave(重)+ate(使):病情不断加重- 加重 恶化
🔁 扩展释义
*['ægrәveit]vt. 使恶化, 使更严重, 加重
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It's certainly a good idea.
这的确是个好主意。
Who is going to have dinner?
谁要来吃晚餐？
But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
但到目前为止，公众已经向新闻界写信表达他们对学生们的感激之情了。