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
- 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。 - 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 countries conducted naval drills, a sign that the dispute had the potential escalate further.
两国都进行了海军演习，这标志着争端有进一步升级的可能。 - 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。 - 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。 - A small incident can easily escalate.
一个小事件就很容易逐步升级成大事件。 - 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。 - 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 current situation may escalate to an uncontrollable state.
当前局势可能会升级到不可控状况。 - Our purpose is to resolve the problem, not to escalate tensions.
我们的目标是解决问题，而不是使紧张态势升级。