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 escalating situation will hurt China's image, he said.
  不断升级的局势将损害中国形象，他说。
• That leads to the escalating divorce rate.
  就是这个导致了离婚率不断攀升。
• The war is escalating.
  战争正在逐步升级。
• We are very concerned about this escalating.
  我们很担心这种事态的升级。
• The exercises in both countries point to escalating tensions.
  叙以两国进行演习表明紧张关系升级。
• Third, the two should find a way to avoid escalating arguments and preventing abuse.
  第三，两个人应该找到一个方法来避免争论升级和防止滥用暴力。
• And now, as then, the crisis is escalating.
  现在和当时一样，危机逐步恶化。
• Syria is beefing up security on its home front in a sign of escalating tension with Israel.
  由于和以色列的紧张关系升级，叙利亚增强了后方的安全部署。
• Apart from prolonging the killing, it risks escalating and spreading.
  除了延长杀戮之外，它还冒着升级和蔓延的危险。
• If Indian policymakers can boost infrastructure spending, the escalating urbanisation that will accompany this could unleash massive consumption.
  如果印度政策制定者能够加大基础设施支出，与之伴随的不断扩大的城市化进程，可能带来巨大的消费。