1540s, "increased, magnified," past participle adjective from aggravate. Meaning "irritated" is from 1610s; that of "made worse" is from 1630s. The earlier adjective was simply aggravate (late 15c.).
双语例句
1. These problems were aggravated by the overvaluation of the pound.
英镑估价过高使这些问题愈发严峻。
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2. The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis.
战争加剧了原本已很严重的经济危机。
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3. He was jailed for aggravated assault.
他因犯严重伤害罪而被判入狱。
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4. If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him.
假如他再激怒我,我就要揍他.
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5. Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it.
