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单词 escalate
释义
escalate
verb
uk
/ˈes.kə.leɪt/us
/ˈes.kə.leɪt/
[IorT]
tobecomeor make somethingbecomegreateror moreserious:
（使）增强；（使）扩大；（使）加剧；（使）恶化
Hisfinancialproblemsescalated after hebecameunemployed.他失业后，经济问题更是雪上加霜。
Therowcould escalateintofull-blownconflict.
Thedecisionto escalate UNinvolvementhas been made in thehopesof aswiftend to thehostilities.已决定加大联合国介入的力度，以期尽快结束敌对。
The escalatingrateofinflationwillalmostcertainlybringescalatingprices.通货膨胀率的不断上升几乎肯定会导致物价攀升。
Synonyms
increase
intensify
Opposite
de-escalate
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to increase
  • increaseWe need to increase production to meet demand.
  • growThe number of people living alone grows each year.
  • risePrices rose by 10 per cent.
  • go upHouse prices keep going up.
  • escalateCrime in the city has escalated in recent weeks.
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[T]businessspecialized
toinvolvesomeone moreimportantorhigherinrankin asituationorproblem:
You might need to escalate theissuetothe nexthighestlevelmanagementteam.
Thecustomeristhreateningto escalate hiscomplaint.
More examples
  • Theissuecould escalate into apublicrelationscrisis.
  • Theseproblemscan escalate veryquickly.
  • There arereportsof escalating tensions in thearea.
  • Anyretaliationwould only escalate theviolence.
  • If you do nothearfrom us within 10workingdaysof having escalatedyourcomplaint,pleasecontactMr. K. Santhanam.
  • You need toanticipateandaddressproblemsbefore they are escalated to theboard.
  • Hewarnedauditorsthat if there was aninadequaterating, he would "escalate theissueto thehighestlevelpossiblein thegovernment."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fireidiom
  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflame
  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
  • saturation
  • scalesomethingup
  • stake
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escalation
(Definition ofescalatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
escalate
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈes.kə.leɪt/us
/ˈes.kə.leɪt/
tobecomeor make somethingbecomegreateror moreserious
（使）增强；（使）扩大；（使）加剧；（使）恶化
Hisfinancialproblemsescalated after hebecameunemployed.他失业后，经济问题更是雪上加霜。
Thedecisionto escalate UNinvolvementhas been made in thehopesof aswiftend to thehostilities.已决定加大联合国介入的力度，以期尽快结束敌对。
The escalatingrateofinflationwillalmostcertainlybringescalatingprices.通货膨胀率的不断上升几乎肯定会导致物价攀升。

escalate| American Dictionary

escalate
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈes·kəˌleɪt/
to make orbecomegreateror moreserious:
[T]Sending in moretroopswould escalate thewar.
[I]Ourcostsescalatedconsiderablyover the next fewyears.

escalating

adjective[not gradable]us
/ˈes·kəˌleɪ·t̬ɪŋ/
escalating tensions/prices
(Definition ofescalatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

escalate| Business English

escalate
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈeskəleɪt/us
tobecomemoreimportantorserious, or to make something do this:
a problem/crisis/dispute escalatesMediation can be used tosettledisputesat an earlystageandstopproblemsescalating.
escalate a problem/matter/complaintIf thecustomerremainsdissatisfiedwith theresponse, they may then escalate thecomplaint.
toriseor to make somethingrise:
price/cost/demand escalatesAspricesescalated, fewerpeoplecouldaffordamortgageon ahouse.
escalate costs/pricesIt wassuggestedthat the UVcoatingon thewindowswould escalate thecostof theoriginalplan.

escalation

noun[CorU]
the escalation in/ofprices
Theproblemneedsto beaddressedimmediatelyinordertoavoidan escalation.
(Definition ofescalatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofescalate

escalate
Intercommunal violence escalated dramatically during the following two years.
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They lack sufficient internal controls to modulate anxiety, which canescalateto panic proportions, particularly when others are not available to contain and comfort them.
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Regional expenditure escalated, owing partly to inflation and to the transfer of major and costly services, most notably health.
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To test dose escalated intensity modulated radiotherapy after conservation surgery for early breast cancer in women with higher than average local recurrence risk.
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In so doing, it may help prevent the conflict from escalating and may lead to an earlier resolution.
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Alternatively, though, harassment of girls may continue toescalateinto the high school years.
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When neither happened, dissatisfaction escalated, desertions mounted, and authority was losing its grip on discipline.
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Findings suggested that boys characterized by high activity level and low levels of fear in infancy escalated in both externalizing and internalizing symptoms.
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As these threatening practices accumulate, they make it more likely that eventually a crisis or militarized dispute will occur that escalates to war.
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Instead, there were a set of governing themes that underpinned a number of propaganda initiatives that escalated in intensity as the war progressed.
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The study finds that civil society has flowered, taken over and escalated the struggle and constructed itself into a solid formation of regional resistance.
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When graphic designers, photographers and illustrators are involved, costs begin toescalate.
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Once erupted, the riot escalated into a straightforward class battle.
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Since 1993, as successive central governments have restrained public spending and taxation, social services departments have experienced escalating demands for support but stringent budgetary constraints.
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This situation created a tense environment in the mill towns which escalated rapidly into strikes on several occasions.
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