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

• If they win, flowers and honor fly to them and, as a result, their enthusiasm escalates.
  如果他们赢了这场比赛，鲜花和荣誉就飞向他们，做为一个结果，他们的热情高涨。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Expenditure on the Cost Centres escalates daily.
  成本中心们的开支与日俱增。
• I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight.
  我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。
• 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。
• 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。
• If fighting escalates in Syria, the risk of a prolonged civil war is considerable.
  如果叙利亚战事升级，爆发长时期内战的风险将不可小视。
• 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。