intensify; aggravate; worsen
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to intensify; to worsen; to aggravate
Often used to describe the deterioration of negative situations, conditions, or relations. It implies a dynamic process of becoming more severe.
Lián连
xù续
jiàng降
yǔ雨
jiā加
jù剧
le了
shān山
tǐ体
huá滑
pō坡
de的
fēng风
xiǎn险
。
Continuous rainfall intensified the risk of landslides.
Bù不
dàng当
de的
yán言
lùn论
jiā加
jù剧
le了
shuāng双
fāng方
de的
máo矛
dùn盾
。
Inappropriate remarks aggravated the conflict between the two sides.
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Tā他
de的
bìng病
qíng情
zài在
yī一
yè夜
zhī之
jiān间
jí急
jù剧
jiā加
jù剧
。
His condition worsened drastically overnight.
Jīng经
jì济
zhì制
cái裁
jiā加
jù剧
le了
gāi该
guó国
de的
tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
。
Economic sanctions aggravated the country's inflation.
Bìng病
shì势
jiā加
jù剧
，
yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
lì立
jí即
zhù住
yuàn院
。
The illness intensified, and the doctor recommended immediate hospitalization.