英语词汇“ratchet up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	ratchet up
释义	ratchet up phrasal verb If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again. [journalism] ...an attempt to ratchet up the pressure. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends. [VERB PARTICLE] Audiences' expectations are ratcheted up as they are exposed to high-budget productions. [VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for ratchet
随便看	the last word/the final word the law is clear the law of the jungle the least I can do the least I could/can do the least I could do the length and breadth of the lesser evil the lesser of two evils the lesser of two evils the letter of the law the letter of the law the life and soul the life and soul of the party the life and soul of the party the life of Riley the light at the end of the tunnel the lights are on but nobody is at home the likes of sb the likes of sb/sth the likes of sth the like(s) of which the line of least resistance the lion's share the literary establishment

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