aggravate
- IPA[ˈaɡrəveɪt]
英式
- make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious;annoy or exasperate.
verb: aggravate, 3rd person present: aggravates, gerund or present participle: aggravating, past tense: aggravated, past participle: aggravated
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動詞
- 1. make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious military action would only aggravate the situation 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. informal annoy or exasperate. 同義詞 反義詞
- (of an offence) made more serious by attendant circumstances: aggravated burglary
Oxford Dictionary
- (of an offense) made more serious by attendant circumstances (such as frame of mind): aggravated burglary
Oxford American Dictionary
- making a problem or offense worse or more serious: aggravating circumstances that warrant further discipline
Oxford American Dictionary
- making a problem or offence worse or more serious: aggravating circumstances that warrant further discipline
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈaɡrəˌvāt]
美式
- make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious: military action would only aggravate the situation
Oxford American Dictionary