| 释义 |
re-ˈescalate, v.
[f. re- 5 a + escalate v. 2.]
trans. To escalate (a war or conflict) again. Also absol.
1965H. Kahn On Escalation xii. 237 Further bargaining is rarely successful unless the conflict is re-escalated. 1965Punch 4 Aug. 165/1 Up and down this ladder nations may escalate, de-escalate and re-escalate. 1972Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 6 May 34/1 President Nixon has always kept for himself the option of re-escalating the war.
So re-escaˈlation, the act or process of re-escalating. Also attrib.
1965H. Kahn On Escalation xii. 231 De-escalation dominance might also involve being in a good position to resume fighting if the other side forced further action. The latter property could also be called ‘re-escalation dominance’. Ibid. 234 Of course, de-escalation cannot guarantee that re-escalation will not occur. |