escalation

英 [ˌeskə'leɪʃn] 美 [ˌeskə'leɪʃn]

• n. 逐步扩大；增加

英英释义

Noun:

1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy;

   "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"
   "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. An emergency session of the U. N. Security Council on Friday discussed the dramatic escalation of violence.
   周五周五联合国安理会召开了紧急会议，讨论暴力活动的迅速升级局势。
2. There is an escalation in food prices.
   食品价格不断增加。

词汇搭配

• escalation ladder 战事升级阶梯...
• escalation control 逐步降级
• escalation dominance 1
• escalate 升级
• de-escalation 减低战争的范围或强度...
• re-escalation 再升级
• escalation price 自动增价契约价格...
• tariff escalation 关税升级
• escalation provision 增价条款
• escalation clause 价格或工资自动调整条...

近反义词

【近义词】

• extension 延长
• rise 上升
• growth 【U】增长
• boom 繁荣
• appreciation 欣赏
• increase 增加
• climb 攀登
• acceleration 加速
• intensification 增强