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

• The current provocation demands a response – but one which does not help the Dear Leader and his son in their propaganda exercise or which escalates the violence.
  必须对朝鲜当前的挑衅作出回应，但这种回应不能帮助亲爱的领袖和他的儿子做宣传，也不能让暴力行为升级。
• If tension escalates, however, the expression_r_r can be much more difficult.
  万一紧张升级，表达就会更加困难。
• Esu told you that the collapse could come before the quake situation escalates into major disruptions.
  伊苏告诉过你，金融瓦解有可能发生于地震情况进级至造成主要烦扰之前。
• We have all been in situations where a small argument suddenly escalates into a huge one.
  我们曾经历过很小的争吵突然升级失控的情况。
• Research has found that "letting it rip" with anger actually escalates anger and aggression and does nothing to help you.
  让愤怒“顺其自然”实际上会加剧愤怒和挑衅，对你没有任何帮助。
• If the stand-off escalates or drifts into military conflict, Tokyo and Beijing could quickly find themselves on opposite sides again.
  如果目前朝核问题的僵局进一步升级，或演变为军事冲突，日本和中国可能会再次迅速站到对立的立场上。
• One Washington trade lawyer said: China always responds, so I dont think this escalates.
  华盛顿的一名贸易律师表示：中国一贯会有所反应，所以我不认为这件事会升级。
• 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。
• 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。
• It significantly escalates aging in the skin as we get older.
  它大大升级老化的皮肤，因为我们变老。