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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Our purpose is to resolve the problem, not to escalate tensions.
我们的目标是解决问题，而不是使紧张态势升级。 - 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。 - Unfortunately, plague can be difficult to detect and can quickly escalate in severity.
不幸的是，瘟疫可能很难检测和可以快速升级的严重性。 - But the upheavals can escalate quickly and become scarier and even cataclysmic.
但是这些骚乱能快速升级，变得非常可怕，甚至变成大灾难。 - Conditions are still very tense and the fighting could escalate at any time.
局势仍然非常紧张，战斗随时可能升级。 - 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。 - Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate
工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。