exacerbates

英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪts]

美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪts]

v.  使恶化; 使加剧; 使加重
exacerbate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使恶化;使加剧
  If somethingexacerbatesa problem or bad situation, it makes it worse.
  1. 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。
  2. Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
     种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。

双语例句

• The superficial practice of agile often exacerbates this practice.
  只做表面功夫的敏捷实践常常会助长这种认识。
• I just want to point out that hunger exacerbates stress.
  我只是想说饥饿只会使压力更大。
• I don't say that the difficulties we are experiencing round the world are caused by our presence in Iraq, but undoubtedly our presence in Iraq exacerbates them.
  我没有说我们在世界上所遇到的麻烦是由于在伊拉克驻军引起的，但是毫无疑问我们在伊拉克的驻军加剧了这些麻烦的程度。
• Smog not only exacerbates asthma, but also causes it.
  烟雾不但能加重哮喘，还可以引起哮喘。
• Many officials argue that a lack of co-ordination on currency and other policies exacerbates the imbalance between the developed and developing world.
  很多国家表示在货币和其他政策上的缺乏合作加深了发达国家和发展中国家之间的不平衡。
• World population is growing at an unprecedented rate, and this increase in population only exacerbates these problems.
  世界人口正在以一个前所未有的速度增长，而人口的增加又恶化了上述问题。
• Stripping the land in these ways allows faster surface runoff and exacerbates flooding.
  这些做法终将使土地裸露、地表径流加快，从而加重了洪水的威胁。
• HIV stigma exacerbates these issues and can have serious consequences for general and mental health.
  艾滋病毒歧视加剧了这些问题并且可能给身体和心理健康带来严重后果。
• It also exacerbates tensions between the US and China.
  这一事件也加剧了美中之间的紧张关系。
• It exacerbates US protectionism.
  这将导致美国的保护主义加剧。