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。 - This helps catch problems as early as possible, before they escalate and possibly destroy data.
这有助于在问题升级并可能破坏数据之前,尽可能早地捕捉问题。 - 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。 - He also helped to escalate the Afghan war, if with a longer-term vision that is harder to discern.
也许是出于人们更难以认清的长期愿景,他还帮助了阿富汗战争的升级。 - 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。 - Concern about short-selling tends to escalate when markets decline.
市场下跌时,对卖空的忧虑往往会升级。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate
工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。