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
- Ground rents are likely to escalate over time.
地租以后可能会逐渐上涨。 - A small incident can easily escalate.
一个小事件就很容易逐步升级成大事件。 - Tensions escalate and wars erupt over the last remaining habitable land.
在最后的一块居住地上,紧张局面加剧,战争爆发了。 - Top international economic leaders said continuing disputes over currencies and trade could escalate and hurt the fragile economic recovery.
国际高级经济领导人称,对货币和贸易的持续争议逐步增强,这会影响脆弱的经济复苏。 - Even a limited confrontation can escalate into a major war.
即使是局部的对抗也可能扩大成一场大战。 - In the future, the threat will likely escalate to physical damage of technology networks and infrastructure.
在未来,这种威胁可能会逐步升级为对技术网络和基础设施的物理性破坏。 - 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。 - His job was to set policy and to escalate issues that were reported to him.
他的工作是制定政策以及将报告给他的问题升级扩大。 - The Taliban seized the moment to escalate their attacks.
塔利班抓住了将进攻升级的时机。 - If you are unable to help please give me the contact information so I can escalate this.
如果你不能帮助,请给我联系信息,以便我可以升级。