escalating

英 [ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ]

v.  (使)逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧
escalate的现在分词

现在分词：escalating　

BNC.14112 / COCA.10940

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

• The US opted not to send ships as it was worried about escalating tensions with China.
  美国因担心与中国之间的紧张关系升级而选择不派遣军舰。
• This phase relates to the process of escalating, isolating and closing.
  这个阶段和升级，隔离和收场相关联。
• The cost of living is escalating.
  生活费用在迅速上涨。
• The fallout from that attack you authorized is escalating.
  你授权发动那次袭击的后果开始恶化了。
• United Nations agencies warn that Burma's food shortages and escalating prices pose a threat to its food security.
  联合国机构警告说，缅甸食品短缺和不断上涨的食品价格对该国的食品安全构成了威胁。
• Escalating levels of youth unemployment are a major contributing factor to this problem.
  青年失业人数的迅速上升是导致这一问题的主要促成因素。
• It is an escalating burden on our families and businesses.
  它正成为美国家庭和企业不断增加的负担。
• The region's problems illustrate the impact of China's escalating energy needs.
  这个地区的问题昭示了中国不断增长的能源需求带来的影响。
• The provocation of Greece has been escalating for some time.
  一段时间以来，希腊受到的刺激在不断升级。
• That is a very heated argument, which escalating from the human issues.
  他们争执得很激烈，从人类的问题上不断升级，最后竟吵到了彼此的身世上。