v.

cause to be bitter or resentful

同義詞：embitterenvenom

make sour or bitter

1. The politician's inflammatory remarks only acerbated tensions between the two opposing groups.
   這位政客的煽風(fēng)點(diǎn)火言論只會(huì)加劇兩個(gè)對(duì)立群體之間的緊張局勢(shì)。
2. Frequent power outages have been acerbating the difficulties faced by local businesses.
   頻繁的停電加劇了當(dāng)?shù)仄髽I(yè)所面臨的困難。