acerbate.
/verb as-er-beyt; adjective uh-sur-bit/US // verb ˈæs ərˌbeɪt; adjective əˈsɜr bɪt //UK // (ˈæsəˌbeɪt) //
涩,涩的,涩味,涩涩的
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v.verb · 有主动词
- 1.
ac·er·bat·ed, ac·er·bat·ing.
- ›to make sour or bitter.
- ›to exasperate.
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›embittered.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.
The poor girl had not spirit sufficient to upbraid her friend; nor did it suit her now to acerbate an enemy.
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