Exasperate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 激怒, 使恼怒
• ［英］ v. 激怒, 使恼怒 ( make angry; vex)
• ［记］ ex+asper ( 粗鲁) +ate -> 显出粗鲁 -> 激怒
• ［同］ 同根词: asterity ( 粗糙, 粗暴) 派生词: exasperation ( n. 激怒)
• ［例］ I was exasperated by all the noise.

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare, from ex- + asper rough — more at asperity
• Date: 1534
• 1.
  • a. to excite the anger of ; enrage
  • b. to cause irritation or annoyance to
• 2. obsolete to make more grievous ; aggravate
• Synonyms: see irritate
• ? exasperatedly adverb
• ? exasperatingly adverb

II. adjective

• Date: 1541
• 1. irritated or annoyed especially to the point of injudicious action ; exasperated
• 2. roughened with irregular prickles or elevations <exasperate seed coats>

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