escalated

英 [ˈeskəleɪtɪd]

美 [ˈeskəleɪtɪd]

v.  (使)逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧
escalate的过去分词和过去式

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

• At first all I cared about was just getting to Seattle in and then things escalated from there.
  最初，我所关心的全部都是去西雅图的事情，然后事情就接二连三的发生了。
• Now, when we escalated this and it became really big, they started listening to us.
  现在，我们已经把这件事闹大了，事情严重起来了，他们便开始软了下来。
• Despite hopes that negotiations might bring the stand-off to a peaceful conclusion, tensions escalated as night closed in.
  尽管希望谈判能使得对峙趋于和平收场，紧张的局势还是拖到了夜晚。
• When escalated, the transaction remains managed in its elevated state until its completion.
  在升级时，事务在升级完成前将保持在其提升后的状态中被管理。
• His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
  失业后他的经济问题更加严重了。
• The hostility between Washington and Beijing has escalated into something resembling trench warfare.
  华盛顿与北京之间的敌对状态，已经升级为一种类似堑壕战的东西。
• The war escalated on several fronts.
  战争在几个前沿阵地逐步升级了。
• On the contrary, some of its remarks and behavior have further complicated and escalated the situation.
  相反，他的其他一些言论和行为使事态进一步复杂化、扩大化。
• Rebel forces have escalated the fighting.
  叛军已经使战斗升级。
• The Iranian nuclear issue is currently escalated and the situation becomes difficult.
  目前伊朗核问题有所升温，遇到了一些困难。