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
- Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate
工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Concerns continued to mount, meanwhile, that the military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine could escalate beyond Crimea.
与此同时，人们越来越担忧，俄罗斯和乌克兰之间的军事冲突可能升级到克里米亚以外的地方。 - 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。 - 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。 - Any one of these border disputes could escalate into war.
这些力界争端中的任何一件都可能升级为战争。 - 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。