Aggravate
[ 'æɡrəvet ]
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vt. 加重，使恶化;使恼火;激怒;
💡 词根助记
ag一再+grav重+ate动词后缀→病加重→恶化
📝 例句
aggravate the circumstances
使情况恶化
His bossy attitude aggravate me.
他的拔扈态度激怒了我。
In other districts the proximity of cemeteries seemed to aggravate the disease.
在其它地区里，邻近墓地的地方，时疫大概都要严重些。
Threats will only aggravate her.
恐吓只能激怒她。
Ice water aggravated my toothache.
冰水使我的牙痛加重了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“阿哥若为她”:阿哥若为她加重药量,病情就不会恶化
※ ag-化学元素“银”,gr-拼音“高人”,av-AV机,ate-吃:银装高人把AV机吃了,结果使他病情加重
※ ag-拼音“阿哥”,gr-拼音“工人”,a-一,v-罗马数字“5”,ate-吃的过去式:阿哥让工人一次性吃了5碗饭,结果病情加重了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
ad-在g前变为ag-
表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
aggravate
v[Tn]
1 make (a disease, a situation, an offence, etc) worse or more serious 使（疾病, 情况, 罪过等）恶化, 更坏, 加重, 加剧
He aggravated his condition by leaving hospital too soon. 他因过早出院而使病情恶化.
2 (infml 口) irritate (sb); annoy 激怒; 惹恼
He aggravates her just by looking at her. 他只是看著她就把她惹恼了.
🎯 考研助记
a(=to)+grave(重)+ate(使):病情不断加重- 加重 恶化
🔁 扩展释义
*['ægrәveit]vt. 使恶化, 使更严重, 加重
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Are you going to be reviewing the show, Mitchell?
你会评论这项展览吗 Mitchell
Millions of thanks to you all, and don't forget to finish your dinner before it get cold.
十分感谢大家，大家快趁热吃吧。
At that time only the British government had the right to sell salt, which was taxed, so Gandhi encouraged the whole nation to make their own salt.
那时，只有英国政府有权出售盐，而且盐是要征税的。于是甘地鼓励所有的国民自己生产盐。