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

• Continued smoking exacerbates COPD, he said.
  继续吸烟会使COPD恶化，他说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lethargy is a physical trait commonly associated with depression, which is why inactivity often exacerbates this mental condition.
  嗜睡常常都与抑郁有关，长期不运动也是导致精神状态不佳的原因之一。
• Ultra-low inflation, let alone deflation, exacerbates the burden of debt.
  通胀率超低会加剧债务负担，通缩就更不用提了。
• The devaluation of the RMB also exacerbates the already severe U.
  人民币贬值还加剧了已经很严重的美中贸易逆差。
• But every one knows that such behavior, in fact, offends global public opinion, exacerbates resentment and thereby spreads terrorism, and tarnishes the US image and its credibility among nations.
  但每一个人都知道这样的行动，实际上违背了世界的公共理念，加深了怨恨，从而更广泛的传播了恐怖主义，使美国的形象和可信度在国际上黯淡了。
• This policy exacerbates the gap between rich and poor.
  这项政策加剧了贫富差距。