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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The Taliban seized the moment to escalate their attacks.
塔利班抓住了将进攻升级的时机。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。