aggravation

英 [,ægrə'veɪʃn]美 [,ægrə'veʃən]
  • n. 加剧；激怒；更恶化
低频词

英文词源

aggravation (n.)
late 15c., from Middle French aggravation, from Late Latin aggravationem (nominative aggravatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin aggravare "make heavier," figuratively "to embarrass further, increase in oppressiveness," from ad "to" (see ad-) + gravare "weigh down," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Oldest sense is "increasing in gravity or seriousness;" that of "irritation" is from 1610s.

双语例句

1. I just couldn't take the aggravation.
我就是咽不下这口气。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She stirred in aggravation as she said this.
她说这句话,激动得过分.
来自辞典例句
3. Can't stand the aggravation, all day I get aggravation. You know how it is. "
我整天都碰到令人发火的事, 你可想而知这是什么滋味. ”
来自教父部分
4. Conflict by itself is not horrible, but its aggravation is.
出现矛盾不可怕, 可怕的是激化矛盾.
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5. With the aggravation of pollution, more fish vanish from the lake.
随着污染的加重, 更多的鱼在湖中消亡.
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