exasperate
英 [?g'z?sp(?)re?t; eg-]
美[?ɡ'z?sp?ret]
- vt. 恶化；使恼怒；激怒
IELTS低频词TEM8GRE扩展词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?exasperates;过去式:?exasperated;过去分词:?exasperated;现在分词:?exasperating;名词:?exasperation;
助记提示
1. asper- => a- "not" + sper- "hope" => 没有希望的、没有前途的 =》这些人都是底层的、地位低下的人 =》他们基本上都是没有什么修养的、比较粗鲁的人 =》rough, harsh.
中文词源
exasperate 激怒
ex-, 向外。-asper, 粗糙，词源同asperity.
英文词源
- exasperate (v.)
- 1530s, "irritate, provoke to anger," from Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare "make rough, roughen, irritate, provoke," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + asper "rough" (see asperity). Related: Exasperated; exasperating.
双语例句
- 1. Again and again passages in his essays exasperate or bewilder.
- 他的文章里使人忿然或困惑的章节屡见不鲜.
来自辞典例句
- 2. He had begun to exasperate her at last.
- 他终于把她激怒了.
来自辞典例句
- 3. He shouted in an exasperate voice.
- 他以愤怒的声音嚷着.
来自辞典例句
- 4. R: young man, do not exasperate a man who neglects the dead!
- 罗密欧:年 轻人, 不要激怒一个不顾死的人!
来自互联网
- 5. I have stomach ulcer, often drink coffee can make an illness exasperate?
- 我有胃溃疡, 常喝咖啡会不会使病情恶化?
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