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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her hope is that the episode will teach the international community that someone needs to take responsibility before such a crisis escalates again in the future.
  她希望这件事将使国际社会明白，有人需要担起责任，以防未来这样一场危机再次升级。
• If fighting escalates in Syria, the risk of a prolonged civil war is considerable.
  如果叙利亚战事升级，爆发长时期内战的风险将不可小视。
• 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。
• It is reasonable to believe that the disabled cause will be increasingly recognized and supported as China's overall national strength escalates.
  有理由相信，随着中国综合国力的逐步增强，残疾人事业将得到越来越多的重视与支持。
• 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。