exacerbate
/ekˈsæsəbeɪt/verb
with obj.
- make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse使（问题, 糟糕的形势, 消极情绪）恶化：
these problems were exacerbated by central government's policies.
中央政府的政策使这些问题更加严重。
派生词
exacerbation
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin exacerbat- 'made harsh', from the verb exacerbare, from ex- (expressing inducement of a state)+acerbus 'harsh, bitter'. The noun exacerbation (late Middle English) originally meant 'provocation to anger'.