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exasperate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·as·pe·rate /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt $ ɪɡˈzæ-/ verb [transitive]  ANNOYto make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them 使恼怒;使烦恼 It exasperates me to hear comments like that. 听到那样的评论令我恼怒。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
exasperateLabour, exasperated, broke the coalition.Sometimes she exasperated herself with the stupid ideas she had.His refusal to cooperate has exasperated his lawyers.
Origin exasperate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of exasperare, from asper rough
ex·as·pe·rate verbChineseSyllable
do make Corpus annoyed to continuing by very to someone


exasperate
exasperate /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt $ ɪɡˈzæ-/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of exasperare, from asper __rough__
to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them:
    It exasperates me to hear comments like that.


ex·as·per·ateBrE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ 🔊, also /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they exasperate BrE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ 🔊, also /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it exasperates BrE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪts/ 🔊, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪts/ 🔊past simple exasperated BrE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ 🔊, also /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle exasperated BrE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ 🔊, also /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form exasperating BrE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊, also /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to annoy or irritate sb very much 使烦恼;使恼怒;激怒 SYN infuriate ex·as·per·ation BrE /ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊, also /ɪɡˌzɑːspəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] He shook his head in exasperation. 他恼怒地摇了摇头。🔊🔊a groan/look/sigh of exasperation恼怒的哼声/样子/叹息声