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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The current situation may escalate to an uncontrollable state.
  当前局势可能会升级到不可控状况。
• The Taliban seized the moment to escalate their attacks.
  塔利班抓住了将进攻升级的时机。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。