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单词 escalation
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escalation
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌes.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌes.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/
asituationin which somethingbecomesgreateror moreserious:
It'sdifficulttoexplaintherecentescalationin/ofviolentcrime.
Price escalations forbuildingmaterialscausedtheprojectto becancelled.
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escalate
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  • Escalation in thecostoflibrarymaterialshascontinuedtooutstripbudgets.
  • Yourcontractcouldincludean escalationclausetoaccountforpriceincreases.
  • Bothsideshaveagreedtotalkstopreventafurtherescalation ofviolence.
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Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
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  • accumulative
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  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflame
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(Definition ofescalationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

escalation| American Dictionary

escalation
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌes·kəˈleɪ·ʃən/
theprocessofbecominggreateror moreserious, or aparticularsituationwhen thishappens:
[U]the escalation ofcosts
[C]militaryescalation
(Definition ofescalationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofescalation

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When the patient ultimately deteriorates, the clinical staff should be supported if they decide that there should be noescalationin care.
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There was a pattern of anescalationin sy mptoms f ollowing each investigation and initial dramatic response to treatment.
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Both countries mobilized their armies, but pressure from the international community averted furtherescalation.
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The transition process in all three countries was marked by a sharpescalationin the conflicts between regimes and their opponents.
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Then anescalationin the number of cases was observed, reaching a second and higher peak after a few days.
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This is further complicated when doseescalationoccurs.
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A violent strategy would have led inevitably to spirallingescalation, with the state having the strategic edge at every turn in the foreseeable future.
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We hypothesized that a temperament characterized in infancy by low activity and high fear would predict escalations in internalizing symptoms.
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Thus, a border dispute is successfully managed if the dispute is resolved, mitigated or at least prevented fromescalation.
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Accelerated radiotherapy regimen for malignant gliomas using stereotactic concomitant boosts for doseescalation.
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The accumulation of such interactions is likely to result inescalationof internalizing symptoms.
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Temperament did not predictescalationin externalizing symptomatology for girls, but low levels of fear predicted increases in internalizing symptoms.
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The data here cannot provide a complete answer as to the cause of theescalationin officially recorded statistics on psychiatric morbidity.
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The difference was most marked in the typically shortescalationphase, when daughters performed more personal care.
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The same applied to theescalationphase : fluctuations occurred until the care recipient was transferred permanently to an institution or died at home.
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