Word · Frequency #38076
aggravating
/ˈægrəveitiŋ/
adjective
使恶化的；使更严重的
That makes something worse.
- 1.
That makes something worse.
使某事更糟的；加剧的。
使某事更糟的；加剧的。；使恶化的；加重的；恼人的
In use
The constant noise from construction is aggravating my headache.
Her aggravating comments always make the situation worse.
The flight delay was extremely aggravating for all passengers.
be aggravating
The delay was aggravating.
延误令人恼火。
find sth aggravating
I find his constant humming aggravating.
我觉得他不停地哼歌很恼人。
it is aggravating to do sth
It is aggravating to wait in long lines.
排长队等待令人恼火。
Common mistakes
I feel aggravating about the delay.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。
The problem is aggravating by the lack of funds.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。
Connections
Confusing words
- irritating
- 令人恼怒的 · irritating 指轻微恼怒，而 aggravating 更强调使情况恶化或加重烦恼
- exacerbating
- 使恶化 · exacerbating 常用于加重病情或问题，aggravating 可用于恼人行为及加重情况
- annoying
- 令人烦恼的 · annoying 更口语化、语气较轻，aggravating 语气较强且含加重意味
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