单词 | rachet up |
释义 | rachet up (once / 11819311 pages) v WORD FAMILY rachet up USAGE EXAMPLESActivists say they expect opponents to rachet up the rhetoric on bathrooms, emboldened by the Houston vote. Washington Post(Nov 04, 2015) Coming after the financial crisis, the effort is likely to rachet up pressure on JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and the seven other companies to make changes. Reuters(Jan 17, 2012) But it may have been too much to ask him to rachet up his looks into a major show. New York Times(Sep 30, 2010) v move by degrees in one direction only Syn|Hyper ratchet, ratchet down advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
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