| 单词 | ratchet up | 
| 释义 | ratchet up phrasal verbSee full dictionary entry for  ratchet 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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