exacerbate /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/ TEM8 ( exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbates )

• 1. 

  V-T If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse. 使…恶化 [正式]

  例：

  Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.

  由来已久的贫穷因种族分裂而更加恶化了。

• 2. 

  exacerbation N-UNCOUNT 恶化

  例：

  ...the exacerbation of global problems.

  …全球问题的恶化。