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　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

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.
  1. The fighting escalated into a full-scale war.
     这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
  2. the escalating costs of health care
     逐渐增加的医疗费用
  3. We do not want to escalate the war.
     我们不想让战争升级。

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.
  1. Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate...
     工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。
  2. The protests escalated into five days of rioting...
     抗议升级为为期5天的骚乱。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• increase in extent or intensity
  1. The Allies escalated the bombing
  Synonym:intensifystep up

双语例句

• Ground rents are likely to escalate over time.
  地租以后可能会逐渐上涨。
• 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。
• A small incident can easily escalate.
  一个小事件就很容易逐步升级成大事件。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。