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

• As the phone-hacking scandal escalates at News Corporation, shareholders accuse its board of dozing on the job.
  随着电话解雇事件在新闻媒介的进一步升级，股东们也纷纷指责董事会在决策上的失职。
• 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。
• 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。
• It significantly escalates aging in the skin as we get older.
  它大大升级老化的皮肤，因为我们变老。
• However, if your anxiety escalates, you may find the energy of your stress to be incapacitating.
  但是，如果过于焦虑的话，你也许会发现这种精神压力会使人无法承担。
• Esu told you that the collapse could come before the quake situation escalates into major disruptions.
  伊苏告诉过你，金融瓦解有可能发生于地震情况进级至造成主要烦扰之前。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。