exasperate

动词 exasperate:

1. exasperate or irritate
   同义词：exacerbate, aggravate
2. make furious
   同义词：infuriate, incense
3. make worse
   同义词：worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

1. That child exasperates me.
   那孩子真让我生气。
2. She was exasperated at his stupidity.
   她因为他的愚笨而发怒。

ex.as.per.ate

v.tr.（及物动词）
ex.as.per.at.ed,ex.as.per.at.ing,ex.as.per.ates
To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
激怒：使生气或不耐烦；非常令人恼怒
To increase the gravity or intensity of:
使加剧：增加严重性或紧张程度：
例句：
.a scene . . . that exasperates his rose fever and makes him sneeze.(Samuel Beckett)
.一个事件…加剧了他的玫瑰热并使他打喷嚏.(塞缪尔·贝克特)

来源：
Latin exasper3re exasper3t-
拉丁语 exasper3re exasper3t-
ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ex- [强烈的前奏] *参见 ex-
asper3re [to make rough] from asper [rough]
asper3re [使粗暴] 源自 asper [粗暴的]

【引伸】
exas.perat.edly
adv.（副词）
exas.perat.er
n.（名词）
exas.perat.ingly
adv.（副词）