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es·ca·late AHD[ĕsʹkə-lāt'] D.J.[ˈeskəˌleɪt]K.K.[ˈɛskəˌlet]v.（动词）es.ca.lat.ed, es.ca.lat.ing, es.ca.lates v.tr.（及物动词）- To increase, enlarge, or intensify:增大，增强：使逐步增强、扩大、升级：escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf.使波斯湾的战争升高
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To increase in intensity or extent:逐步升级：有级别或程度上增长："a deepening long-term impasse that is certain to escalate"(Stewart L. Udall)“（事态）正在加深为长时间的僵局”(斯图尔特L.尤德尔)
- Back-formation from escalator 源自 escalator的逆构词
es'calaʹtion n.（名词）esʹcalato'ry AHD[-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē] （形容词） |