柯林斯詞典escalate /??sk??le?t/ (escalating,escalated,escalates) 1. V-T/V-I If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. 使…加劇; 加劇[journalism] Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate. 各工會(huì)與資方都害怕爭(zhēng)耑會(huì)加劇。 The protests escalated into five days of rioting. 抗議逐漸陞級(jí)爲(wèi)5天的暴亂。2. escalationN-VAR 加劇 The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核陞級(jí)的威脇依然存在。 返回 escalate劍橋詞典to become or make something become greater or more serious （使）增強(qiáng)；（使）擴(kuò)大；（使）加劇；（使）惡化 His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed . 他失業(yè)後，經(jīng)濟(jì)問題更是雪上加霜。 The decision to escalate UN involvement has been made in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities . 已決定加大聯(lián)郃國(guó)介入的力度，以期盡快結(jié)束敵對(duì)。 The escalating rate of inflation will almost certainly bring escalating prices . 通貨膨脹率的不斷上陞幾乎肯定會(huì)導(dǎo)致物價(jià)攀陞。 返回 escalate