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ex·as·per·ate /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt，eɡ-， -ˈzɑːs-/ vt. | a.
I vt.
1. 激怒；使气恼，使烦恼；激起
His lackadaisical approach toward work exasperates me to no end. 他对工作那懒洋洋的态度使我非常恼怒。
He was so exasperated by his roommate's snoring that he went out of the room. 他被室友的鼾声弄得如此恼火，以致走出了房间。
I was exasperated by (或 at) all the noise. 我被这种喧闹声弄得很烦恼。
exasperate sb. to anger 惹得某人发怒
2. 使(疾病、痛苦等)加剧；使恶化
a temper exasperated by disease 因疾病而变坏的脾气
II /ɪɡˈzæspərɪt，eɡ-， -ˈzɑːs-/
a.
1. 【生】糙面的；具硬突起的
2. 被激怒的；恼怒的
[<L exasperāre to make rough < EX-¹: thoroughly + asper rough] |