exasperate 加剧

[see ex- + asperre, to make rough (from asper, rough)]

1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
2. To increase the gravity or intensity of:使加剧：增加严重性或紧张程度：
   

“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)