escalates

英 [ˈeskəleɪts]

美 [ˈeskəleɪts]

v.  (使)逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧
escalate的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• Expenditure on the Cost Centres escalates daily.
  成本中心们的开支与日俱增。
• Whenever an issue crops up, be there to take it offline immediately, before it escalates.
  在问题出现时，一定要在它升级之前立即把它隔离。
• If the war escalates, then you can kiss all thoughts of negotiations goodbye.
  如果战争升级，那时你就可以放弃关于谈判的一切想法。
• It is reasonable to believe that the disabled cause will be increasingly recognized and supported as China's overall national strength escalates.
  有理由相信，随着中国综合国力的逐步增强，残疾人事业将得到越来越多的重视与支持。
• Pakistan claims soldier's death further escalates India-Pakistan tensions.
  巴基斯坦称士兵遇害案使印巴紧张情势又升高。
• Israel-Arab conflict escalates; casualties rise while Israeli military occupies five West Bank towns.
  以阿冲突升高伤亡增加以军占领五个西岸城镇。
• The second third escalates the stakes and forces the protagonist to take bigger risks.
  中间三分之一增加冲突，迫使主角承担更大的风险。
• However, if your anxiety escalates, you may find the energy of your stress to be incapacitating.
  但是，如果过于焦虑的话，你也许会发现这种精神压力会使人无法承担。
• The conflict between Iran and Israel escalates as sudden, rash action is foreshadowed by these aspects.
  伊朗和以色列间的冲突突然升高，这些面向预言了草率的行动。
• Her hope is that the episode will teach the international community that someone needs to take responsibility before such a crisis escalates again in the future.
  她希望这件事将使国际社会明白，有人需要担起责任，以防未来这样一场危机再次升级。