aggravate
/ˈægrəveɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious使（问题, 伤害, 冒犯）恶化, 加剧：
military action would only aggravate the situation.
军事行动只会使局势严重化。
2
- informal annoy or exasperate (someone), especially persistently〈非正式〉（尤指不断地）激怒（某人）; 使恼火：
as adj. aggravating she found him thoroughly aggravating and unprofessional.她发现他完全是个又令人恼火又外行的人。
USAGE
Aggravate in the sense 'annoy or exasperate' dates back to the 17th century and has been so used by respected writers ever since. This use is still regarded as incorrect by some traditionalists on the grounds that it is too radical a departure from the etymological meaning of 'make heavy'. It is， however， comparable to meaning changes in hundreds of other words which have long been accepted without comment.
派生词
aggravatingly
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin aggravat- 'made heavy'， from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase)+gravis 'heavy'.