| 单词 | exacerbate |
| 释义 | exacerbate (ɪgzæsəʳbeɪt ) Word forms: exacerbates , exacerbating , exacerbated verb If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse. [formal] Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: irritate, excite, provoke, infuriate exacerbation (ɪgzæsəʳbeɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...the exacerbation of global problems. [+ of] Collocations: exacerbate a decline Moreover, if you subsidise a meso-predator with human-derived food, somewhat paradoxically you often exacerbate the decline of its prey. Times, Sunday Times A cheap way to buy gold, they could, if forced to liquidate holdings in response to investors selling, exacerbate any declines. Times, Sunday Times Westward migration of domesticated animals and people destroyed grazing grounds, and drought and new diseases exacerbated the decline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the crash, many blamed program trading strategies for blindly selling stocks as markets fell, exacerbating the decline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Exacerbating the decline in production and exports has been the depressed world market for coffee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other people's unsympathetic reactions exacerbate this loss. Times, Sunday Times A number of factors can exacerbate the loss of tradition, including industrialization, globalization, and the assimilation or marginalization of specific cultural groups. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Conservative tendencies exacerbated the loss of life and flexibility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The measures could actually exacerbate the problem, as they will be funded by a 910 million levy on energy companies. Times, Sunday Times Heavier regulation could exacerbate the problem of newspapers being unable to publish material available online. Times, Sunday Times We don't continue failing strategies that cost huge sums of money and only exacerbate the problem. Times, Sunday Times Add more shame and you merely exacerbate the problem. Times, Sunday Times Loyalty and an indoctrination never to let down the team only served to exacerbate the problem. Times, Sunday Times Note that the chancellor did not choose to totally withdraw this concession, as he dare not exacerbate the shortage of rental homes. Times, Sunday Times Homeowners may be preoccupied with statistics on falling prices but the mothballing of housing schemes could exacerbate the shortage of homes, making another price spiral possible several years hence. Times, Sunday Times The government's plan to extend the right to buy to housing associations will exacerbate the shortage of social housing and create more private renters. Times, Sunday Times In its latest examination of the market, it said that the increase in building work had exacerbated a shortage of skilled staff and caused problems in the supply of materials. Times, Sunday Times Last week experts accused restaurants and sandwich shops of exacerbating the shortages by bulk-buying salad. Times, Sunday Times Recent increases in fuel and bitumen costs will exacerbate the situation. Times, Sunday Times I've tried sniffing loudly every two minutes but this seems to exacerbate the situation. Times, Sunday Times It will exacerbate the situation. Times, Sunday Times As temperatures rise, so health problems increase and the high humidity forecast this week will exacerbate the situation by making it harder to lose heat from the body by sweating. Times, Sunday Times What happened there to exacerbate the situation? Globe and Mail Our cooler climate also exacerbates his symptoms. Times, Sunday Times Keeping a cat can irritate the lungs and exacerbate the symptoms of asthma, even in people who have no specific allergy to the animals, researchers say. Times, Sunday Times Along with being cooling, the wind also has a drying effect on the skin, which may exacerbate the symptoms of a sunburn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fact that interest rates could now be lower for longer will only exacerbate this trend. Times, Sunday Times The change in the ordering of documents will exacerbate this trend. Times,Sunday Times The living wage may exacerbate this trend. Times, Sunday Times Developers' focus on two-bedroom apartments has exacerbated the trend. Times, Sunday Times The move to online banking and remote call centres has exacerbated this trend. Times, Sunday Times He was at the wicket just long enough to exacerbate his injury. Times, Sunday Times The services had been initially reluctant to move the man because of fears that they would exacerbate his injuries, so towed him back to shore in his boat. Times, Sunday Times He had previously had two vertebrae fused exacerbating his injury and increasing the chance of permanently injurying his neck if he continued to play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Undergraduates believe that the proposed reforms will exacerbate inequality between those from state and private schools who may have already read the original texts. Times,Sunday Times Recession and recovery have exacerbated inequality. Times, Sunday Times Stocks and other asset prices have soared, exacerbating inequality, while the rest of the economy has been just about keeping its head above water. Times, Sunday Times Antipoverty programs that ignored this reality had the potential, perversely, of exacerbating inequality because they would only reinforce the power of elites. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This commitment ensures that the growth of the developing world lifts people out of poverty, rather than exacerbating inequality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Changes in rainfall or crop failures across the globe would exacerbate poverty and migration and could provoke war. Times, Sunday Times If anything, it has exacerbated poverty. Times, Sunday Times While a number of themes emerged the single most consistent opinion communicated was that the social assistance system, as it was constructed, further exacerbated poverty in the province. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Introductions done, an awkward silence ensued — exacerbated by the lack of space in my flat. The Sun That vacuum was filled by greed, with money the only guiding light, a problem exacerbated by a lack of central controls. Times, Sunday Times The situation was exacerbated by the lack of track marshals on the circuit who could have provided him with emergency assistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The situation was exacerbated by the lack of preparedness and awareness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Human vulnerability, exacerbated by the lack of planning or lack of appropriate emergency management, leads to financial, structural, and human losses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使…恶化 Japanese: 悪化させる |
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