Word · Frequency #9460
aggravating
加重；恶化；使更严重
aggravating is the present participle of aggravate.
to make something bad, such as a problem, illness, or offence, worse or more severe
- 1.
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
- 2.
To make (any bad thing) worse.
使恶化；使更严重；加重
In use
The heavy rain aggravated the flooding in the area.
His constant complaining aggravated his wife.
Stress can aggravate health problems.
aggravate + noun
通常用于描述使问题、情况等变得更糟。
The new law will aggravate the economic crisis.
新法律将加剧经济危机。
aggravate + person
用于表示惹恼或激怒某人。
His constant complaining aggravated me.
他不断的抱怨激怒了我。
be aggravated by/with
被动结构，表示被某事激怒或使恶化。
She was aggravated by the delay.
她被延误惹恼了。
Connections
Collocations
- aggravate a situation
- 使情况恶化
- His comments only aggravated the situation.他的评论只会使情况恶化。
- aggravate an injury
- 加重伤势
- Running will aggravate your knee injury.跑步会加重你的膝盖伤势。
- aggravate symptoms
- 加剧症状
- Stress can aggravate symptoms of anxiety.压力会加剧焦虑症状。
- aggravate problems
- 使问题更严重
- Ignoring the issue will aggravate the problems.忽视问题会使问题更加严重。
- aggravate tensions
- 加剧紧张关系
- The new policy aggravated tensions between the two groups.新政策加剧了两组之间的紧张关系。
- aggravate a conflict
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“agg”像“阿瓜”（迟钝），他总让问题变得更严重。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical、legal、environmental issues、political discourse 该词表示‘使恶化’时通常用于正式或技术性语境，如医学、法律或环境讨论中，表达情况变得更为严重。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-ate' spelling and first-syllable stress, but none perfectly rhymes with 'aggravate' (pronounced /ˈæɡrəveɪt/). 'Graduate' has the same stressed vowel /æ/, but the following sounds differ; others have different stressed vowels.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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