acerbates

acerbate的音标是[əˈsɛrbɪteɪ]，基本翻译是“加剧，加重”。速记技巧是：谐音“阿死呗鼻太”。

acerbate的英文词源是拉丁语，意思是“使酸化”或“使苦涩”。这个词源于希腊语中的“酸”和“苦涩”。

它的变化形式包括：

1. acerb的过去式和过去分词，表示“苦涩的”或“酸性的”。

2. acerbate的现在分词，表示“使加剧”或“使恶化”。

相关单词包括：

1. acerbity（苦涩，刻薄）。这个词源于拉丁语，表示“苦涩”或“尖刻”。

2. acidity（酸性）。这个词源于拉丁语，表示“酸味”或“酸度”。

3. alleviate（减轻，缓解）。这个词与acerbate相反，表示通过减轻或缓解来使痛苦或不适得到缓解。

4. aggravate（加重，恶化）。这个词与acerbate有相似的含义，表示使情况变得更糟或恶化。

5. mitigate（减轻，缓解）。这个词表示通过采取措施来减轻或缓解某种情况的影响。

6. sour（酸的）。这个词直接来源于希腊语中的“酸”，用于描述食物或饮料的酸味。

7. bitter（苦的）。这个词也源于希腊语，用于描述食物或饮料的苦味。

8. acidulous（略带酸味的）。这个词用于描述略带酸味的味道或气氛。

9. acerbous（酸味的）。这个词用于描述具有酸味的物质或环境。

10. acid-tongued（口才尖刻的）。这个词用于描述说话方式尖刻的人。

以上这些单词都与acerbate有直接或间接的联系，反映了英语中词汇的多样性和演变过程。

常用短语：

1. exacerbate the problem

2. exacerbate the situation

3. make matters worse

4. worsen the situation

5. compound the problem

6. add to the burden

7. make things more difficult

双语例句：

1. The bad weather exacerbated the traffic congestion. (恶劣的天气使交通堵塞更加严重。)

2. The conflict exacerbated tensions between the two countries. (冲突加剧了两国之间的紧张局势。)

3. His illness exacerbated the problems he was already facing. (他的病情加重了他已经面临的问题。)

4. The failure to solve the problem quickly exacerbated the situation. (未能迅速解决问题加剧了局势的恶化。)

5. The drought is exacerbating food shortages in the region. (干旱加剧了该地区的粮食短缺。)

6. The decision to raise taxes will exacerbate the economic crisis. (提高税收的决定将使经济危机更加恶化。)

7. The company"s financial difficulties are exacerbated by its poor management. (公司的财务困境由于管理不善而进一步恶化。)

英文小作文：

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