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单词 re-escalate
释义

re-escalatev.

Brit. /(ˌ)riːˈɛskəleɪt/, U.S. /ˌriˈɛskəˌleɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, escalate v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + escalate v. Compare re-escalation n.
transitive. To escalate (esp. a war or conflict) again; to escalate further. Also intransitive.
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society > armed hostility > war > wage (war) [verb (transitive)] > escalate (a conflict)
re-escalate1965
1965 H. Kahn On Escalation xii. 237 Further bargaining is rarely successful unless the conflict is re-escalated.
1965 Punch 4 Aug. 165/1 Up and down this ladder nations may escalate, de-escalate and re-escalate.
1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 6 May 34/1 President Nixon has always kept for himself the option of re-escalating the war.
2007 Washington Times (Nexis) 26 Dec. a01 The United States runs the risk of seeing violence re-escalate as U.S. troops move out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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