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标 题: Glossary of Usage(4)
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摘自Little Brown Handbook
aggravate
Aggravate should not be used in its colloquial meaning of "irritate"
or "exasperate" (for example, We were aggravated by her constant
arguing). Aggravate means "make worse": The President was irritated
by the Senate's stubbornness because he feared any delay might
aggravate the unrest in the Middle East.
Remark: aggravate 当作“ 激怒 ”用时,仅限于口语。
** colloquial 口语的
agree to, agree with
Agree to means "consent to", and agree with means "be in accord with":
How can they agree to a treaty when they don't agree with each other
about the terms?
ain't
Nonstandard for am not, isn't, or aren't.
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