Exasperate/GRE/Lanbao

GRE蓝宝

Transitive verb

• 激怒，使加剧

Adjective

• 激怒的
  • (反)
    • exasperate ≠ mitigate/mollify 激怒 ≠ 缓和
  • (同)
    • irritate, aggravate, gall, nettle, rile, roil
  • (记)
    • ex(加强) + asper(= rough粗暴的) +ate →非常粗鲁的容易激 怒别人→激怒
  • (例)
    • It is exasperating to lose a train by half a minute. 因半分钟之差而误了 火车是恼火的。

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