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escalate

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📰 外刊例句

But the oil-price war that has broken out between them is head-on and has swiftly escalated . 但在两国间爆发的这场石油价格战中,双方正面交锋,且战事迅速升级。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[verb] increase rapidly
[动词] 迅速增加


💡 深入解读

一眼看到 escalate 这个单词,往往很容易联想起熟词 escalator (自动扶梯)来。而 escalator 本身是美国著名电梯公司——奥的斯电梯公司(Otis Elevator Company)所生产的自动扶梯的品牌名,由 escalade (在攻城战中用梯子攀爬城墙等设防场所的墙壁)+ elevator (电梯)组合而来。由于 escalator 牌电梯在市场中的份额巨大,使得该品牌名成了“自动扶梯”的代名词。等到了1922年后,则开始从 escalator 逆构出了动词 escalate ,最初用来表示“乘自动扶梯爬登、到达或向前移动”。而到了1959年后,受当时可能爆发核战争的局势影响, escalate 开始被引申用来喻指今天的主要含义指“(使)逐步扩大、不断恶化、升级加剧”,即在规模、强度、严重性上变得更大,

比如:

Both unions and management fear the token stoppage could escalate.工会和管理层都担心这场象征性的停工会恶化。

Her financial problems escalated after she became unemployed. She thought he would take her in his arms and soothe her when he found out.她失业后,经济问题更是雪上加霜。她以为他知道后会把她揽在怀中抚慰她。

The escalating rate of inflation will almost certainly bring escalating prices. However, mortgage payments will be eroded by inflation.这个概念也可以用来形容表示物价、工资、费用等“迅速上升、扶摇直上”,比如:通货膨胀率的不断上升几乎肯定会导致物价攀升。不过,偿还的按揭贷款将会因通货膨胀而贬值。

Unexpected motion has caused the deterioration to escalate.影视用例查看视频请点击:小词详解 | escalate

意外动作导致了情况加速恶化。出自2017年上映的美国科幻动作电影《蜘蛛侠:英雄归来》(Spider-Man: Homecoming

surge: increase suddenly and powerfully, typically during an otherwise stable or quiescent period soar: increase rapidly above the usual level spiral: show a continuous and dramatic increase同近义词


🔍 同近义词

  • surge: increase suddenly and powerfully, typically during an otherwise stable or quiescent period
  • soar: increase rapidly above the usual level
  • spiral: show a continuous and dramatic increase
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