V-ERG (使)扩大;(使)恶化;(使)升级 If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. (使)扩大;(使)恶化;(使)升级 [journalism]
Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate. [VERB]
工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。
The protests escalated into five days of rioting. [VERB + into]
抗议升级为为期5天的骚乱。
Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict. [VERB noun]
1become/make sth worse( 使 ) 惡化ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤quickly, rapidly迅速惡化▸➤gradually, steadily逐漸加劇◇Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating.雙方的暴力衝突在逐步升級。◇The risks gradually escalate.風險逐步升級。➤suddenly突然惡化PREPOSITION➤into升級為◇The conflict could escalate rapidly into a full-scale war.衝突可能迅速升級為全面戰爭。➤to升級為◇a small local disagreement that escalates to civil war升級為內戰的小規模地方爭端escalate
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2increase上升ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤dramatically急劇上升◇Prices had recently escalated dramatically.近來價格急劇上漲。➤sharply急劇增加◇The cost of raw materials has escalated sharply.原料的成本急劇上漲。PREPOSITION➤to增加至◇The budget escalated to £32 million.預算增加至 3,200 萬英鎊。