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单词 escalate
释义
escalateescalate /ˈɛskəˌleɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYescalate
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
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this
to become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this:  The company has increased its workforce by 10 percent.
to increase in number, price, amount, or level. Go up is less formal than rise:  Prices have risen 2%.
to increase in amount, size, or degree:  The number of employees at the company has grown from 20 to 300.
formal to increase to a much higher level:  The rate of heart disease escalated as the country began eating a higher fat diet.
to quickly increase in number, size, or amount:  Unemployment shot up.
to increase quickly to a high level:  The temperature soared to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
to increase suddenly by very large amounts:  House prices skyrocketed.
to become twice as large or twice as much, or to make something do this:  The firm has doubled in size in ten years. They’re trying to double the amount of parts they produce each month.
to become three times as large or three times as much, or to make something do this:  The country’s debt has tripled over the last decade. We can triple our earnings by next year.
to increase a lot, or to make something do this:  The company’s problems have multiplied over the past year.
formal to increase in strength, size, or amount, or to make something do this:  The pain in his stomach intensified so they took him to the hospital.
to make a number, price, amount, or level go up:  Congress wants to raise the tax on gasoline.
to increase something as much as possible:  The company is looking at ways of maximizing its profits.
to make something increase in number or size:  The consulting firm wants to expand its services to include insurance.
to increase your efforts or activities. Step up is less formal than increase:  Police officers stepped up their efforts to find the missing girl.
to increase something so that it becomes better or more successful:  We found a new manufacturing partner to boost our production. The win boosted the team’s confidence.
1if fighting, violence, or a bad situation escalates, or if someone escalates it, it becomes much worse: escalate into something A dispute on the dance floor quickly escalated into violence.2to become higher or increase, or to make something do this:  Land costs are escalating rapidly.► see thesaurus at increase1—escalation /ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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