aggravated
past simple and past participle ofaggravate
| 单词 | aggravated |
| 释义 | aggravated past simple and past participle ofaggravate aggravate verb[T] uk/ˈæɡ.rə.veɪt/us/ˈæɡ.rə.veɪt/aggravateverb[T](MAKE WORSE)to make abadsituationworse: Attempts torestrictparkingin thecitycentrehavefurtheraggravated theproblemoftrafficcongestion. to make adiseaseworse: Thetreatmentonly aggravated thecondition. Deteriorating and making worse
aggravateverb[T](ANNOY)informal toannoysomeone: Stop aggravating me, will you! to annoy someone
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
Examplesofaggravatedaggravated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Such hothouse growthaggravatedinflationary pressures, already rising because of excessive monetary liquidity from wartime currency creation and immediate post-war reconstruction. From theCambridge English Corpus This problem will beaggravatedin decentralised labour movements where no authority exists to compel unions to cooperate with each other. From theCambridge English Corpus Today, such problems areaggravatedby the pressures of modernization. From theCambridge English Corpus It may beaggravatedby chewing, combing the hair or wearing spectacles. From theCambridge English Corpus These features are oftenaggravatedby an unstimulating environment, with improved performance in response to novelty. From theCambridge English Corpus The ending of the superpower stand-off, however, hasaggravatedconditions that contribute to ethnic rivalry and tension. From theCambridge English Corpus The situation wasaggravatedby the fact that more routine work had to be done with fewer staff working in poorer conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus These problems areaggravatedin areas where significant capital investments are made in long-term water dependent farm improvements, such as plantings and irrigation systems. From theCambridge English Corpus The slow process causing later occlusion might be due to slow obliteration of the shunt, possiblyaggravatedby an acute illness. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, some of the problems may beaggravatedunless remedial measures are undertaken, at least when the children start school. From theCambridge English Corpus In the recent past, however, this scarcity may have beenaggravatedby restrictions on collecting fuelwood from woodlots. From theCambridge English Corpus The fact that children are known to useaggravateddisagreement more consistently than adults entails that children's literary dialogue should be studied. From theCambridge English Corpus We suspect it was the unusual proximal course of the anomalous artery whichaggravatedthe myocardial changes. From theCambridge English Corpus The more you consider it the more it appearsaggravated. From theCambridge English Corpus If policiesaggravatedthe contraction, in other words, why were they continued? From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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