单词 | escalate |
释义 | [/ˈeskəleɪt; ˋɛskəˏlet/] v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) increase or develop by successive stages; become or make (sth) more intense (使某事物)逐步增长或发展; (使某事物)更紧张: the steadily escalating level of unemployment 失业率日益上升 * House prices have escalated rapidly. 房价已急速上涨. * The Government is deliberately escalating the war for political reasons. 政府出於政治目的蓄意使战争逐步升级. |
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