escalate
英 [ˈeskəleɪt]
美 [ˈeskəleɪt]
v. (使)逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧
过去分词：escalated 第三人称单数：escalates 过去式：escalated 现在分词：escalating
Collins.2 / BNC.11155 / COCA.7542
牛津词典
verb
- （使）逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧
to become or make sth greater, worse, more serious, etc.- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war.
这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。 - the escalating costs of health care
逐渐增加的医疗费用 - We do not want to escalate the war.
我们不想让战争升级。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war.
柯林斯词典
- V-ERG （使）扩大;（使）恶化;（使）升级
If a bad situationescalatesor if someone or somethingescalatesit, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.- Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate...
工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。 - The protests escalated into five days of rioting...
抗议升级为为期5天的骚乱。 - Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.
失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
- Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate...
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- Limited infrastructure and services add to daily frustrations that can escalate violence and exacerbate a sense of exclusion.
有限的基础设施和服务会加重人们日常面临的窘境，而后者可使暴力升级，增强人们的被排斥感。 - The current situation may escalate to an uncontrollable state.
当前局势可能会升级到不可控状况。 - Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.
失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。 - It would tempt israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.
它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。 - But if anyone conceals or fails to escalate a problem, they must be held accountable immediately.
但如果因为某人的隐瞒或失败导致问题升级，那么他们必须立即承担责任。 - Now you switch into the present tense to draw your listener in as you escalate the problem.
当你在升级问题的时候，你要转换进入到现在时态来吸引你的听众。 - However, there were signs that Beijing does not want the protests to escalate out of control.
有迹象显示，北京方面不希望抗议升级到失控的程度。 - These actions often backfire and escalate tensions.
这些举动常常适得其反，导致紧张关系升级。 - The Taliban seized the moment to escalate their attacks.
塔利班抓住了将进攻升级的时机。 - Both countries conducted naval drills, a sign that the dispute had the potential escalate further.
两国都进行了海军演习，这标志着争端有进一步升级的可能。