aggravate

US [ˈæɡrəˌveɪt]
UK [ˈæɡrəveɪt]
  • v.使严重；使恶化；（尤指故意地）激怒
  • Web加重；加剧；加重，使之恶化
Simple Present：aggravates  Present Participle：aggravating  Past Tense：aggravated  

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Aggravate
v.
1.
~ sth
使严重；使恶化to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse
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。
2.
(informal)
~ sb
（尤指故意地）激怒，惹恼to annoy sb, especially deliberately

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AllAll,使严重使严重,使恶化使恶化,激怒激怒,加重加重,加剧加剧,加重，使之恶化加重，使之恶化
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1.
You baby it a little, take care not to aggravate it, and eventually, it's stronger where it was broken than it was before.
你稍微呵护它，小心不要加剧它，最终，折断的地方比过去更强了。
nǐ shāo wēi hē hù tā , xiǎo xīn bú yào jiā jù tā , zuì zhōng , zhé duàn de dì fang bǐ guò qù gèng qiáng le 。
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2.
Further, rains are still pelting eastern parts of the province, which will probably aggravate the situation, said the spokesman.
另外，四川东部地区仍在下暴雨，这回使情况更严重，发言人说。
lìng wài , sì chuān dōng bù dì qū réng zài xià bào yǔ , zhè huí shǐ qíng kuàng gèng yán zhòng , fā yán rén shuō 。
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All they wanted was to make bad blood between them, aggravate differences and fish in troubled waters.
他们就是要挑拨离间，扩大分歧，以便浑水摸鱼。
tā men jiù shì yào tiǎo bō lí jiàn , kuò dà fēn qí , yǐ biàn hún shuǐ mō yú 。
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4.
Tell Isabella to shun me; this uproar is owing to her; and should she or anyone else aggravate my anger at present, I shall get wild.
告诉伊莎贝拉躲开我，这场风波是因她而起的；这时候若是她或者任何人再惹我生气，我就要发疯啦。
gào su yī shā bèi lā duǒ kāi wǒ , zhè chǎng fēng bō shì yīn tā ér qǐ de ; zhè shí hou ruò shì tā huò zhě rèn hé rén zài rě wǒ shēng qì , wǒ jiù yào fā fēng la 。
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If you manage to aggravate someone accidentally, or even if you suspect that you might have, make sure you apologise.
如果你无意间激怒某人或觉得冒犯了某人，一定要道歉。这一点都不费事，并能使你免除一场暴力对抗。
rú guǒ nǐ wú yì jiān jī nù mǒu rén huò jué de mào fàn le mǒu rén , yí dìng yào dào qiàn 。 zhè yì diǎn dōu bù fèi shì , bìng néng shǐ nǐ miǎn chú yī chǎng bào lì duì kàng 。
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Many studies seem to show that too much sugar in the body can actually aggravate acne.
许多研究似乎表明，太多的糖在体内可加重痤疮。
xǔ duō yán jiū sì hū biǎo míng , tài duō de táng zài tǐ nèi kě jiā zhòng cuó chuāng 。
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However, in comments that will aggravate many US lawmakers, he indicated that the Yuan would only be allowed to appreciate gradually.
但他表示人民币只能渐渐升值，然而这一番言论极有可能激怒许多美国议员。
dàn tā biǎo shì rén mín bì zhǐ néng jiàn jiàn shēng zhí , rán ér zhè yì fān yán lùn jí yǒu kě néng jī nù xǔ duō měi guó yì yuán 。
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South Korean media said the move will further aggravate the tense situation in the peninsula.
韩国媒体称，此举将进一步加剧半岛紧张局势。
hán guó méi tǐ chēng , cǐ jǔ jiāng jìn yí bù jiā jù bàn dǎo jǐn zhāng jú shì 。
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Stress is believed to aggravate dandruff, although it is not the cause of it.
尽管并非直接的原因，据说心理压力会加速头皮屑的产生。
jǐn guǎn bìng fēi zhí jiē de yuán yīn , jù shuō xīn lǐ yā lì huì jiā sù tóu pí xiè de chǎn shēng 。
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If there is one person in particular who tends to aggravate you more than anyone else consider reducing your interaction with them.
如果有人，特别是比别人更喜欢挑衅你的人的话，你应该考虑考虑减少和他们的交流。
rú guǒ yǒu rén , tè bié shì bǐ bié rén gèng xǐ huan tiǎo xìn nǐ de rén de huà , nǐ yīng gāi kǎo lǜ kǎo lǜ jiǎn shǎo hé tā men de jiāo liú 。
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