aggravate
US: /ˈæɡɹəˌveɪt/
UK: /ˈæɡɹɐvˌeɪt/
UK: /ˈæɡɹɐvˌeɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
aggravate /'ægrəveit/
- ngoại động từ
- làm trầm trọng thêm, làm nặng thêm, làm nguy ngập thêm, làm xấu thêm
- to aggravate an illeness: làm cho bệnh nặng thêm
- to aggravate a sitnation: làm cho tình hình thêm trầm trọng
- (thông tục) làm bực mình, làm phát cáu, làm cho tức, chọc tức
- làm trầm trọng thêm, làm nặng thêm, làm nguy ngập thêm, làm xấu thêm
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN]
1 to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse
Synonym: WORSEN
Pollution can aggravate asthma. + Military intervention will only aggravate the conflict even further.
2 (informal) to annoy sb, especially deliberately
Synonym: IRRITATE
aggravating adjective: aggravating circumstances / factors + Her constant interruptions were very aggravating.
aggravation noun [U, C]: The drug may cause an aggravation of the condition. + I don't need all this aggravation at work.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 worsen, intensify, exacerbate, heighten, magnify, increase; inflame:
They introduce new problems and aggravate the old ones.
2 exasperate, frustrate; anger, incense, infuriate; provoke, irritate, nettle, rile, vex, annoy, harass, hector, bother; embitter, rankle, Colloq peeve, needle, get on one's nerves; Slang Brit give (someone) aggro:
Threats only serve to aggravate people.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
greatly, seriously, severely
Their negative reactions have greatly aggravated the situation.
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Concise English dictionary
aggravates|aggravated|aggravating'ægrəveɪt
verb
+make worse
+exasperate or irritate
