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

• Sometimes it looks like that battle escalates into fisticuffs!
  有时候，这些推挤看起来像是升级为了相互击打！
• If the stand-off escalates or drifts into military conflict, Tokyo and Beijing could quickly find themselves on opposite sides again.
  如果目前朝核问题的僵局进一步升级，或演变为军事冲突，日本和中国可能会再次迅速站到对立的立场上。
• 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。
• Israel-Arab conflict escalates; casualties rise while Israeli military occupies five West Bank towns.
  以阿冲突升高伤亡增加以军占领五个西岸城镇。
• If the Chinese buy our land as well then we risk having two super powers fighting over their assets in NZ if the tension that is apparent between them at the moment escalates to conflict.
  美国哈佛校产基金早就在新西兰南岛有大片的土地。若中国人买了我们的土地，又双方紧张局势明显上升到冲突，我们也将会处于与中美两强争夺彼此资产的危险之中。
• They stress the importance of keeping the focus squarely on the problem that the company or team is facing, rather than on the person who represents the other side in the disagreement, which merely escalates tensions and pulls the focus away from the problem.
  该书的作者重点强调了直接关注公司或团队所面临的问题，而不是关注代表分歧另一方的个人，否则只会让矛盾升级，并分散人们对问题的关注。
• One Washington trade lawyer said: China always responds, so I dont think this escalates.
  华盛顿的一名贸易律师表示：中国一贯会有所反应，所以我不认为这件事会升级。
• The work escalates when astronauts get assigned to a mission, which usually happens a year or more before the flight.
  当宇航员被分配执行一项任务的时候，他们的工作就会增加。这种情况通常一年或者几年才会在起飞前发生。
• We need to be assured that we continue to function well, especially if the emergency escalates.
  我们必须确保能够持续良好运转，特别是如果紧急事件出现升级之时。
• If the war escalates, then you can kiss all thoughts of negotiations goodbye.
  如果战争升级，那时你就可以放弃关于谈判的一切想法。