1540s, "increased, magnified," past participle adjective from aggravate. Meaning "irritated" is from 1610s; that of "made worse" is from 1630s. The earlier adjective was simply aggravate (late 15c.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. These problems were aggravated by the overvaluation of the pound.
英鎊估價(jià)過(guò)高使這些問(wèn)題愈發(fā)嚴(yán)峻。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)加劇了原本已很嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. He was jailed for aggravated assault.
他因犯嚴(yán)重傷害罪而被判入獄。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him.
假如他再激怒我,我就要揍他.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it.