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单词 escalation
释义
escalatees‧ca‧late /ˈeskəleɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINescalate
Origin:
1900-2000 escalator
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
escalate
Simple Form
Presentitescalates
Pastitescalated
Present perfectithas escalated
Past perfectithad escalated
Futureitwill escalate
Future perfectitwill have escalated
Continuous Form
Presentitis escalating
Pastitwas escalating
Present perfectithas been escalating
Past perfectithad been escalating
Futureitwill be escalating
Future perfectitwill have been escalating
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A dispute on the dance floor quickly escalated into violence.
  • Gas prices are expected to continue to escalate in the short term.
  • Land costs are escalating, causing concern among local builders.
  • Staff saw costs escalating and sales slumping as the effect of the recession hit the company.
  • The cost of the new building has escalated to a worrying level.
  • The number of attacks on foreign aid workers has escalated dramatically.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As Amy came of age, discord between her parents escalated, and she was essentially on her own by age 15.
  • Do premiums escalate each year or not because you grow older?
  • Hip replacements were once a rarity: now they can be carried out easily and the call for them has escalated.
  • Medicare and Medicaid have a plethora of policies that escalate their own costs.
  • The jealousy she felt was escalating out of all control.
  • The other side beats people, humiliates them, escalates its campaign to deny them their rights.
  • We worked hard to avoid escalating any kinds of conflict.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to become worse: · Air quality is rapidly deteriorating in our cities.· Living conditions here have deteriorated in the past few years.
to become worse. Get worse is less formal and more common than deteriorate in everyday English: · My eyesight seems to be getting worse.· He’s never been well-behaved, but he’s getting even worse.
to become gradually worse – used especially about the standard of something: · The hotel’s gone down since its management changed.· Nick’s teachers say that his work has gone down recently.
to become much worse and be in a very bad condition, especially after a particular time or event: · During the recession the business began to go downhill.· Her health went downhill rapidly after Christmas.
especially written to become gradually worse – used especially about standards of living, education, health etc: · After the war, the standard of living declined.· Over the years, the standard of public transport has declined.
formal to become worse, or to become something bad instead of something good: · Relations between the two countries have degenerated.· The debate degenerated into an argument between the two sides.
to become much worse very quickly – used especially about fighting, violence, or a bad situation: · Further violence could escalate into a full-scale armed conflict.· The political crisis escalated.
to become worse in a way that cannot be controlled and is extremely serious and worrying: · Police say that the violence has spiralled out of control.· Scientists are worried that global warming could soon spiral out of control.· Costs have been spiralling out of control.
to increase
to become larger in number, amount, or degree: · Sales increased by 25%.· The level of violence has increased.
to increase. Go up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: · The price of coffee has gone up.
to increase. Rise sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing: · The demand for oil has been rising steadily.· Living standards have risen dramatically.
to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts: · Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year.· The number of people working from home has grown substantially.
to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence: · Fuel prices are escalating.· The fighting has escalated.
to become twice as much or three times as much: · Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled.· The company’s profits tripled last quarter.
to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities: · The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year.· We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services.
to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings: · The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees Centigrade.· His confidence soared.· The singer’s popularity has soared.
to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures: · Share prices shot up 30% over the last week.
Longman Language Activatorto increase
to become larger in number, amount, price, value etc: · Gradually the noise and traffic increased as they approached the city.· Hormone levels increase throughout pregnancy.· The use of mobile phones has increased enormously over the past two years.· Revenue and profits have increased dramatically this year.increase by 10%/$100/2 million etc: · The price of cigarettes has increased by 30% in the last two years.increase to (=to reach a total of $1000 etc): · Wind speeds are expected to increase to 60 mph.· The number of high school students using LSD has increased to its highest level since 1986. increase from £300/1 million etc to £400/1.5 million etc: · Health care costs increased from £1.9 billion in 2000 to £4 billion in 2001. increase in number/value etc: · Major league clubs have increased in number from 26 to 28.
to increase - use this about numbers, prices, or temperatures etc, but also about the level or standard of something: · The price of petrol is going up again, for the third time this year.· The jobless rate hit 9.3% last month, after rising for four months in a row.· With more and more cars on the road, pollution levels are rising steadily.· You'll need about £10, if the rail fare's gone up again, which I expect it has.go up/rise by 10%/$500 etc (=become 10% etc greater): · Personal computer sales rose by 70% in the run-up to Christmas.go up/rise to: · By mid-day, the temperature had already risen to 40 degrees.go up/rise from £300/1 million etc to £400/2 million etc: · The average price of a loaf of bread has gone up from 25p to 60p.
to increase gradually over a period of time - use this about numbers or amounts, or about a total amount of business activity or trade: · China's economic output continues to grow at a remarkable annual rate.· Demand for new cars is growing rapidly.· The number of openly gay rock musicians has grown steadily in recent years, and shows no signs of abating.grow by 10%/5000 etc (=become 10% etc greater): · Profits in the military aircraft business grew by 28% to a record $905 million.grow to: · The personnel team has grown to 6,700 full-time employees from just 900 in 2000.
if the temperature, prices, profits etc climb , they increase until they reach a very high level: · Demand for goods grew and imports climbed steadily.climb to: · The original estimate of $500 million has now climbed to a staggering $1300 million.· Temperatures are expected to climb to record levels this weekend.
if something or someone gains speed, weight, or height, their speed, weight, or height increases: · The train rolled forward, gaining speed rapidly.· A new-born baby will gain weight at around one ounce per day.· The four men told the inquiry they did not know why the plane failed to gain height after it took off.
to increase to a high level - use this about things you do not want to increase such as prices, crimes etc: · Gas prices are expected to continue to escalate in the short term.· Staff saw costs escalating and sales slumping as the effect of the recession hit the company.escalate to: · The cost of the new building has escalated to a worrying level.escalate sharply/dramatically: · The number of attacks on foreign aid workers has escalated dramatically.
if trade, business, or work picks up , the amount of it that is available increases after it has been at a level that is too low: · Their shop was losing money, but they carried on in the hope that business would pick up soon.· At present the hotel is almost empty, but I'm sure things will start to pick up in the spring.
if a difference between two amounts widens , or the range of things available widens , it increases: · The range of university courses available has widened tremendously in recent years.· The gap between the incomes of two-carer families and lone mothers with children has widened.
if something bad such as a problem or illness is on the increase , it is happening more and more frequently: · Juvenile crime is on the increase in most parts of the country.· Homelessness has been on the increase for a long time.be on the increase among: · What is particularly alarming is that bullying is on the increase among even very young primary children.
if an effort or an activity such as fighting intensifies , it increases so that more people do it or the people already doing it use more effort: · The fighting intensified and spread through the city.· As the season intensifies, quarterback Young will need to work on his fitness.· The controversy is only expected to intensify.
if trade or a business activity expands , it increases: · Trade between developing countries and industrialized countries is beginning to expand.· The business was growing rapidly and beginning to expand abroad.
if the number or amount of something builds up , it increases gradually so that there is much more than there was before: · Traffic is building up on the southern exit of the motorway.· A huge backlog of work had built up during my absence.
when numbers or amounts are increasing
· An increasing number of Australians see the link to the British monarchy as irrelevant.· An increasing percentage of American property owners are taking their houses off the market.ever-increasing (=increasing all the time) · Ever-increasing numbers of science teachers are leaving their jobs to work in industry.· Ever-increasing amounts of land were brought under cultivation.
increasing - use this about prices, numbers etc or about the level or standard of something: · Rising fuel costs have forced many airlines to put up the price of air tickets.· Le Shuttle competes with an ever-rising number of ferries for the busy Channel crossing.· the rising rate of smoking among teenagers (=when problems increase and become more serious): · We are entering a period of slow economic growth and rising unemployment.
gradually increasing: · An economic miracle is needed if Bangladesh is to feed its huge and growing population.· Zena is one of a small but rapidly growing number of motorists choosing to buy a car over the Web.· Garbage collection is a growth industry, thanks to growing volumes of garbage -- up 2-3% a year.
a mounting price or number is increasing and causes problems: · He struggled on in the face of mounting debts,· What are the reasons for mounting unemployment in the Arab countries?· Another year of mounting losses proved too much for Pepperdine's basketball coach.
escalating prices, problems etc are increasing quickly and making a situation worse than it was before: · Investors in the Sports Stadium project are worried by escalating construction costs.· rapidly escalating house prices· Twenty percent of the workforce are experiencing escalating stress levels.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=violence that is becoming worse)· There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.
(=becomes worse)· The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The overcrowding that could result would inevitably escalate the conflict.· We worked hard to avoid escalating any kinds of conflict.· There was always the possibility of an obscure clash escalating into full-scale conflict.
· Aggression and violence can escalate when jealousy and envy grow in a competitive atmosphere.· In 1992, the violence escalated with the murders of two prominent producers and numerous incidents of extortion and threats.· The violence apparently escalated as white and black youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.· Arrests and injuries were reported, but most in the crowds fled before the violence escalated.· Gunfire could be heard in the city all day, she said, but the violence escalated late in the evening.· When the focus is upon the potential for violence, the threat escalates.· Since Edinburgh's licensing laws were liberalised in the 1970s, Lothian and Borders police statistics indicate that late-night violence has escalated.· In 1919, racial violence escalated.
· Unless the international commun ity succeeds in bringing the two countries to the negotiating table soon, the war itself could escalate.· The war against escalating on-line transaction-processing costs requires new weapons.· The war escalated, on the ground, in the air, and at sea.
VERB
· There has been some decline in the number of claims, but the cost of claims continues to escalate.· Violence and harassment against abortion providers continued to escalate.· After that, the parents' involvement often continues and may escalate.· And those costs continue to escalate, now pushing $ 40 million.· The contentious meeting came as controversy over Clinton fund raising continued to escalate.· The price of water continued to escalate.
1if fighting, violence, or a bad situation escalates, or if someone escalates it, it becomes much worseescalate into Her fear was escalating into panic. The fighting on the border is escalating. We do not want to escalate the war.2to become higher or increase, or to make something do this:  The costs were escalating alarmingly. policies that escalate their own costs escalating crime► see thesaurus at increase—escalation /ˌeskəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]:  the escalation of fighting in June a rapid escalation in value
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