be aggravating
The delay was aggravating.
延误令人恼火。
使恶化的;使更严重的
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使恶化的;使更严重的
That makes something worse.
The delay was aggravating.
延误令人恼火。
使某事更糟的;加剧的。
That makes something worse.
The constant noise from construction is aggravating my headache.
持续的施工噪音加重了我的头痛。
Her aggravating comments always make the situation worse.
她那恼人的评论总是让情况更糟。
The flight delay was extremely aggravating for all passengers.
航班延误对所有乘客来说都极其恼人。
The delay was aggravating.
延误令人恼火。
I find his constant humming aggravating.
我觉得他不停地哼歌很恼人。
It is aggravating to wait in long lines.
排长队等待令人恼火。
Not this
I feel aggravating about the delay.
Use this
I feel aggravated about the delay.
aggravating 是现在分词形容词,表示‘令人恼火的’,而‘感到恼火’应该用过去分词 aggravated,因为主语是人,表示受到外界影响而感到烦恼。
Not this
The problem is aggravating by the lack of funds.
Use this
The problem is aggravated by the lack of funds.
表示‘被……加剧’应该使用被动语态,即 be aggravated by,而不是 be aggravating by。aggravating 是主动含义,指事物本身令人恼火或使情况恶化,而不是被恶化。
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