exacerbating

英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪtɪŋ]

美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪtɪŋ]

v.  使恶化; 使加剧; 使加重
exacerbate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使恶化;使加剧
  If somethingexacerbatesa problem or bad situation, it makes it worse.
  1. Mr Powell-Taylor says that depopulation exacerbates the problem...
     鲍威尔-泰勒先生说人口的急剧减少使得该问题更加严重。
  2. Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
     种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。

英英释义

adj

• making worse
  Synonym:aggravatingexasperating

双语例句

• Nevertheless, the oil price rise has increased inflationary pressures and trade deficits in some of the developed countries, as well as exacerbating tensions over the level of gasoline taxes.
  不过，石油价格攀升增加了部分发达国家的通胀压力和贸易赤字，加剧了高额汽油税引发的的紧张状况。
• Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said climate change is exacerbating the problems faced by poor nations.
  前联合国秘书长安南说，气候变化加剧了贫穷国家所面临的问题。
• The Asia financial crisis and the SARS epidemic were devastating blows to the territory in 1998 and 2002 respectively, but public policy controlling the supply of land and the provision of public housing was widely blamed for exacerbating and prolonging the property market decline.
  亚洲金融危机和非典（sars）疫情分别在1998年和2002年对香港造成了毁灭性打击，但人们普遍将控制土地供应和公屋供应的公共政策归咎为加剧并延长房地产市场滑坡的罪魁祸首。
• This prompts a broader concern for politicians and regulators: that banks 'fear of the unknown will make them even more risk-averse, choking off the supply of credit to the economy and exacerbating an already severe downturn.
  这引起了政治家和监管者更为广泛的忧虑：银行对不确定性的畏惧，将会使它们避险意识上升，从而抑制对经济的信贷供给，并进一步加剧本已严重的低迷。
• Cell inflammation in these areas accelerates neuron damage, exacerbating the disease.
  此区域的细胞炎症可促进神经元损伤，使该病恶化。
• When liquidity appears to be limited, those faced with this uncertainty fear the worst and try to hang on to their capital, exacerbating the lack of liquidity in the markets.
  当流动性出现紧缩势头，面对这种不确定性的交易者担心最坏情况出现并设法紧紧握着他们的资本，这无疑加剧了市场中流动性的缺乏。
• Exacerbating the rising income inequality has been a squeeze in the need for jobs demanding mid-range skills.
  要求具备中等技能的工作需求收紧，更是加剧了收入差距扩大的趋势。
• But any move towards greater integration risks exacerbating anti-European sentiment in the UK.
  但推进一体化的任何举措，都可能加剧英国国内的反欧洲情绪。
• The region, in contrast to New York and London, does not have a prominent commodities exchange or clearing house, exacerbating counterparty risk.
  与纽约和伦敦不同，亚洲没有一家知名的大宗商品交易所或结算所，从而增大了对手风险。
• The emissions from heavy-duty vehicles significantly degrade urban and regional air quality, while exacerbating global climate change.
  载重汽车排放在加剧全球气候变化的同时，将严重降低城市和地区空气质量。