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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]
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