exasperate

英 [ɪɡ'zæspəreɪt] 美 [ɪɡ'zæspəreɪt]

• v. 使 ... 恼怒；激怒；使恶化
• adj. 被激怒的；表面粗糙的

英英释义

Verb:

1. exasperate or irritate

2. make furious

3. make worse;

   "This drug aggravates the pain"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. That child exasperates me.
   那孩子真让我生气。
2. She was exasperated at his stupidity.
   她因为他的愚笨而发怒。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He shouted in an exasperate voice.
   他以愤怒的声音嚷着。

经典引文

• This tender assurance served only to exasperate Aunt Catherine.

  出自： E. F. Benson

• It was an exasperating moment when we landed at Rome..and were told we could not proceed.

  出自： E. Waugh

近反义词

【近义词】

• irritate 激怒
• madden 使发狂
• infuriate 狂怒的
• annoy 使恼怒
• incense 香
• anger 愤怒
• aggravate 恶化
• frustrate 挫败
• drive mad 变疯
• enrage 激怒
• rile 激怒
• wind up 以...告终
• pique 生气
• needle 针
• provoke 激怒
• exacerbate 加重(使 ... 恶化...
• worsen (使)更坏