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单词 escalate
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escalate

verb
 
/ˈeskəleɪt/
/ˈeskəleɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they escalate
/ˈeskəleɪt/
/ˈeskəleɪt/
he / she / it escalates
/ˈeskəleɪts/
/ˈeskəleɪts/
past simple escalated
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
past participle escalated
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
/ˈeskəleɪtɪd/
-ing form escalating
/ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ/
/ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to become greater, worse, more serious, etc.; to make something greater, worse, more serious, etc.
    • the escalating costs of healthcare
    • escalate into something The fighting escalated into a full-scale war.
    • escalate something (into something) We do not want to escalate the war.
    Extra Examples
    • The cost of raw materials has escalated sharply.
    • The risks gradually escalate.
    • Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating.
    • The conflict could escalate rapidly into a full-scale war.
    • a small local disagreement that escalates into civil war
    • The budget escalated to £32 million.
    Word Origin1920s (in the sense ‘travel on an escalator’): back-formation from escalator.
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