【aggravation】 - A-level备考词汇

aggravation

UK:  [.æɡrə'veɪʃ(ə)n]

US:  [.æɡrə'veɪʃ(ə)n]

复数：aggravations  

n.

1.加重;恶化

2.〔口语〕激怒,惹恼

3.激动

1 . But one tech has found a few workarounds to lessen some of the aggravation.
我们的一位技术人员已经想出了一些规避措施来减轻这些烦扰。

2 . And that is just a tiny bit of the stress and aggravation associated with running a business.
这些生意上的压力和苦恼，还只不过是冰山一角而已。

3 . Investor's prudence may be a comfort to its shareholders today, yet for some time it was a source of great aggravation.
Investor的远见今天对它的股东来说可能是个安慰，但有时却是麻烦的来源。

4 . The painful idea that his character was breathed on by suspicion, was an aggravation to his distress.
想到自己的品行遭到猜疑，他内心的痛苦反而加深了。

5 . and the affront it contained to Anne, in Mrs Clay's being of so much use, while Anne could be of none, was a very sore aggravation.
克莱夫人如此被重用，而安妮却一点也不受器重，这是对安妮的公然蔑视，怎能不叫人大为恼怒。