exasperate
英 [?g'z?sp(?)re?t; eg-]
美[?ɡ'z?sp?ret]
- vt. 惡化；使惱怒；激怒
IELTS低頻詞TEM8GRE擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數:?exasperates;過去式:?exasperated;過去分詞:?exasperated;現在分詞:?exasperating;名詞:?exasperation;
助記提示
1. asper- => a- "not" + sper- "hope" => 沒有希望的、沒有前途的 =》這些人都是底層的、地位低下的人 =》他們基本上都是沒有什么修養(yǎng)的、比較粗魯的人 =》rough, harsh.
中文詞源
exasperate 激怒
ex-, 向外。-asper, 粗糙，詞源同asperity.
英文詞源
- exasperate (v.)
- 1530s, "irritate, provoke to anger," from Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare "make rough, roughen, irritate, provoke," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + asper "rough" (see asperity). Related: Exasperated; exasperating.
雙語例句
- 1. Again and again passages in his essays exasperate or bewilder.
- 他的文章里使人忿然或困惑的章節(jié)屢見不鮮.
來自辭典例句
- 2. He had begun to exasperate her at last.
- 他終于把她激怒了.
來自辭典例句
- 3. He shouted in an exasperate voice.
- 他以憤怒的聲音嚷著.
來自辭典例句
- 4. R: young man, do not exasperate a man who neglects the dead!
- 羅密歐:年 輕人, 不要激怒一個不顧死的人!
來自互聯網
- 5. I have stomach ulcer, often drink coffee can make an illness exasperate?
- 我有胃潰瘍, 常喝咖啡會不會使病情惡化?
來自互聯網