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

• 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。
• Ground rents are likely to escalate over time.
  地租以后可能会逐渐上涨。
• Ignoring a conflict may be the easiest option, but it can cause issues to escalate, Huang said.
  逃避冲突可能是一个最简单的选择，但是这会导致事件升级，黄炳超表示。
• 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。
• 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。
• Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate
  工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。