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第三人称
escalates
现在进行时
escalating
过去式
escalated
过去完成时
escalated
1
加剧, 升级
to make something become much worse or more intense
及物动词
- Ignoring the initial signs of conflict can escalate the situation.
忽视冲突的最初迹象可能会加剧局势。
- Failure to address the issue promptly may escalate tensions within the community.
未能及时解决这个问题可能会加剧社区内的紧张局势。
- The politician's inflammatory remarks escalated the tensions between the two parties.
政治家的煽动性言论加剧了两党之间的紧张关系。
- The company's decision to cut benefits was continuously escalating employee dissatisfaction.
公司削减福利的决定不断加剧了员工的不满。
- The company's poor decisions escalated its financial struggles.
公司的糟糕决策加剧了其财务困境。
2
升级, 恶化
to become much worse or more intense
- Misunderstandings can quickly escalate if not addressed early.
如果不尽早解决，误解可能会迅速升级。
- Ongoing conflicts are currently escalating in the troubled region.
当前冲突在问题地区正在升级。
- The political unrest has escalated over the past few months.
过去几个月政治动荡升级了。
- The disagreement between the two parties escalated into a full-blown dispute.
双方之间的分歧升级为全面争端。
- Tensions were continuously escalating as negotiations broke down.
随着谈判破裂，紧张局势不断升级。
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