exacerbation

英 [ɛksˌæsə(ː)ˈbeɪʃən]

美 [ɪgˌzæsərˈbeɪʃən]

n.  加重，恶化，激怒

复数：exacerbations　

医学

BNC.38121 / COCA.26341

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。

英英释义

noun

• action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
  1. the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
  Synonym:aggravation
• violent and bitter exasperation
  1. his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel

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