escalation

英 [ˌeskəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌeskəˈleɪʃn]

n.  升级，逐步升级，增加；扩大；逐步上升; 调值；价格调整

复数：escalations　

GRE经济

BNC.14804 / COCA.12543

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。

英英释义

noun

• an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
  1. higher wages caused an escalation of prices
  2. there was a gradual escalation of hostilities

双语例句

• That is how the escalation of the disaster was averted.
  正是如此才避免了灾害的扩大。
• To manage enquiries and escalation cases on the phone and from mailboxes.
  管理咨询和升级情况的电话和信箱。
• Both sides appear willing to reach an understanding on how to respond to incidents to prevent their escalation.
  双方似乎都愿意就如何对事件做出回应、以防止其升级达成谅解。
• The escalation also occurs if you enlist another durable resource manager.
  如果您登记其他持久性资源管理器，也会发生这一升级。
• The report enumerates many of these barriers, including for example, tariff escalation.
  报告列举了许多这种壁垒，例如滑动税率。
• Escalation of commitment is an increased commitment to a previous decision despite evidence that it may have been wrong.
  承诺升级是一种在过去决策的基础上，不断增加承诺的现象。尽管有证据表明已经做出的决策是错误的。
• However, the escalation in the conflict is likely to draw a western response this week.
  不过，冲突升级很可能在本周引发西方的回应。
• The military escalation and the extent and the horrendous casualties on the Palestinian side are playing directly into Hamas'hands.
  军事冲突升级和巴勒斯坦方面令人吃惊的伤亡情况都符合哈马斯的计划。
• Higher wages caused an escalation of prices or there was a gradual escalation of hostilities.
  高工资引起物价的上升；这有一种敌意的逐步上升。
• For example, in1966 and1967 military expenditures increased with the escalation of the Vietnam war.
  例如1966年初到1967年，由于越南战争的升级，军事开支增加。