exacerbating

英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪtɪŋ]

美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪtɪŋ]

v.  使恶化; 使加剧; 使加重
exacerbate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使恶化;使加剧
  If somethingexacerbatesa problem or bad situation, it makes it worse.
  1. Mr Powell-Taylor says that depopulation exacerbates the problem...
     鲍威尔-泰勒先生说人口的急剧减少使得该问题更加严重。
  2. Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
     种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。

英英释义

adj

• making worse
  Synonym:aggravatingexasperating

双语例句

• At its heart lies a vicious circle, with financial fragility bringing pain to the real economy, and rising unemployment and falling incomes exacerbating vulnerability and spreading it to more banks and other parts of the global financial system.
  其核心是一种恶性循环：金融业的脆弱给实体经济造成痛苦，而不断上升的失业率和日益下降的收入使经济更加脆弱，并蔓延至更多的银行和全球金融体系的其它领域。
• Compared with a decade ago, there have been growing concerns that overpopulation is exacerbating environmental pressures and triggering conflicts and competition for food, water, energy and land.
  与十年前相比，人口过剩加重了环境负担，引发了对食品、水、能源和土地的争夺和竞争。
• The region, in contrast to New York and London, does not have a prominent commodities exchange or clearing house, exacerbating counterparty risk.
  与纽约和伦敦不同，亚洲没有一家知名的大宗商品交易所或结算所，从而增大了对手风险。
• These institutions, which some people blame for causing, or at least exacerbating, the global crisis, illustrate the boundary problem facing regulators, in which it is difficult to isolate specific institutions, jurisdictions or asset classes within a particular regulatory framework.
  一些人指责这些机构引发了或至少是加重了全球危机。这些机构体现了监管者面临的界限问题：很难在某一个监管框架内，将特定机构、司法辖区或资产类别孤立出来。
• Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said climate change is exacerbating the problems faced by poor nations.
  前联合国秘书长安南说，气候变化加剧了贫穷国家所面临的问题。
• But any move towards greater integration risks exacerbating anti-European sentiment in the UK.
  但推进一体化的任何举措，都可能加剧英国国内的反欧洲情绪。
• Second, further exacerbating the social gap between rich and poor.
  第二，进一步加剧了社会贫富差距。
• Banks could also be forced to raise lending rates, exacerbating the credit crunch felt by many businesses and individuals and further depressing economic activity.
  银行可能还会被迫提高贷款利率，从而加剧许多商业部门和个人已经感受到的信贷紧缩，并进一步抑制经济活动。
• Cell inflammation in these areas accelerates neuron damage, exacerbating the disease.
  此区域的细胞炎症可促进神经元损伤，使该病恶化。
• The emissions from heavy-duty vehicles significantly degrade urban and regional air quality, while exacerbating global climate change.
  载重汽车排放在加剧全球气候变化的同时，将严重降低城市和地区空气质量。