exasperate

exasperate
[ɪgˈzasp(ə)reɪt, ɛg-]
verb
  1. [with obj.]irritate intensely; infuriate
    激怒；使气恼
    this futile process exasperates prison officers.
    这一无效程序使得监狱官们怒不可遏。
    [as adj. exasperated]she grew exasperated with his inability to notice anything.
    他什么都没觉察到使她很是生气。
    [as adj. exasperating]they suffered a number of exasperating setbacks.
    他们遭受了许多令人恼怒的挫折。
派生
exasperatedly
adverb
exasperatingly
adverb
exasperation
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin exasperat- 'irritated to anger', from the verb exasperare (based on asper 'rough')
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