escalate

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es·ca·late /ˈeskəleɪt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCif fighting, violence, or a bad situation escalates, or if someone escalates it, it becomes much worse (使)〔战斗、暴力事件或不好的情况〕升级；(使)恶化

escalate into

Her fear was escalating into panic.

她越来越害怕，最后变得惊慌失措。

The fighting on the border is escalating.

边境地区的战事在不断升级。

We do not want to escalate the war.

我们不想让战争升级。

2 INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTto become higher or increase, or to make something do this (使)升高；(使)增加

The costs were escalating alarmingly.

成本在以惊人的速度增长。

policies that escalate their own costs

促使其自身成本增加的政策

escalating crime

愈演愈烈的犯罪活动

► see thesaurus at increase

—escalation /ˌeskəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

the escalation of fighting in June

6月份战事的升级

a rapid escalation in value

快速升值

Examples from the Corpus

escalate• Hip replacements were once a rarity: now they can be carried out easily and the call for them has escalated.• Staff saw costs escalating and sales slumping as the effect of the recession hit the company.• As Amy came of age, discord between her parents escalated, and she was essentially on her own by age 15.• We worked hard to avoid escalating any kinds of conflict.• Land costs are escalating, causing concern among local builders.• The number of attacks on foreign aid workers has escalated dramatically.• Do premiums escalate each year or not because you grow older?• Gas prices are expected to continue to escalate in the short term.• A dispute on the dance floor quickly escalated into violence.• The other side beats people, humiliates them, escalates its campaign to deny them their rights.• The jealousy she felt was escalating out of all control.• Medicare and Medicaid have a plethora of policies that escalate their own costs.• The cost of the new building has escalated to a worrying level.

From Longman Business Dictionary

escalatees·ca·late /ˈeskəleɪt/ verb [intransitiveI]

if amounts, prices etc escalate, they increase

They saw costs escalating and sales slumping as the effect of rising oil prices hit the company.

—escalation noun [uncountableU]

The rapid escalation of loan defaults in the area has caused concern.

Origin escalate

(1900-2000) escalator

es·ca·late verb

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