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

  1. (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

  1. V-ERG (使)扩大;(使)恶化;(使)升级
    If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, 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。

双语例句

  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. 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。
  3. Ground rents are likely to escalate over time.
    地租以后可能会逐渐上涨。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. The Taliban seized the moment to escalate their attacks.
    塔利班抓住了将进攻升级的时机。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. A small incident can easily escalate.
    一个小事件就很容易逐步升级成大事件。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. Limited infrastructure and services add to daily frustrations that can escalate violence and exacerbate a sense of exclusion.
    有限的基础设施和服务会加重人们日常面临的窘境,而后者可使暴力升级,增强人们的被排斥感。
  23. His job was to set policy and to escalate issues that were reported to him.
    他的工作是制定政策以及将报告给他的问题升级扩大。
  24. The current situation may escalate to an uncontrollable state.
    当前局势可能会升级到不可控状况。
  25. 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。
  26. 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。
  27. 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。
  28. 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。
  29. Top international economic leaders said continuing disputes over currencies and trade could escalate and hurt the fragile economic recovery.
    国际高级经济领导人称,对货币和贸易的持续争议逐步增强,这会影响脆弱的经济复苏。

英英释义

verb

  1. increase in extent or intensity
    1. The Allies escalated the bombing

    Synonym:    intensifystep up