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escalate

verb
 
/ˈeskəleɪt/
/ˈeskəleɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they escalate
/ˈeskəleɪt/
/ˈeskəleɪt/
he / she / it escalates
/ˈeskəleɪts/
/ˈeskəleɪts/
past simple escalated
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
past participle escalated
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
-ing form escalating
/ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ/
/ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to become greater, worse, more serious, etc.; to make something greater, worse, more serious, etc.（使）逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧
    • the escalating costs of healthcare逐渐增加的医疗费用
    • escalate into something The fighting escalated into a full-scale war.这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
    • escalate something (into something) We do not want to escalate the war.我们不想让战争升级。
    Extra Examples
    • The cost of raw materials has escalated sharply.原料的成本急剧上涨。
    • The risks gradually escalate.风险逐步升级。
    • Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating.双方的暴力冲突在逐步升级。
    • The conflict could escalate rapidly into a full-scale war.冲突可能迅速升级为全面战争。
    • a small local disagreement that escalates into civil war升级为内战的小规模局部分歧
    • The budget escalated to £32 million.预算增加至 3,200 万英镑。
    Word Origin1920s (in the sense ‘travel on an escalator’): back-formation from escalator.

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