Word · Frequency #14804
escalation
升级；增加；扩大
an increase made to offset or respond to a perceived difference or imbalance
- 1.
The act of escalating.
升级
- 2.
An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
增加或上升,尤指为抵消感知到的差异而进行的增加。
- 3.
A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.
故意或预谋地增加冲突的暴力程度或地理范围。
- 4.
The reassignment of a difficult problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.
将难题重新分配给专门负责处理此类案件的人。
升级；增加或上升,尤指为抵消感知到的差异而进行的增加。；故意或预谋地增加冲突的暴力程度或地理范围。；将难题重新分配给专门负责处理此类案件的人。；扩大
In use
The sudden escalation of prices made it hard for families to plan their budget.
We hope this small argument does not lead to an escalation into a bigger conflict.
The manager tried to avoid any escalation of the workers' complaints.
escalation of [noun]
常用单数形式，后接介词 of 说明升级的对象。
There has been a worrying escalation of violence in the region.
该地区的暴力行为出现了令人担忧的升级。
escalation in [noun]
in 后面接表示数量或程度的名词，强调某一方面的上升。
Doctors reported an escalation in the number of cases.
医生们报告病例数量有所增加。
escalation from [noun] to [noun]
用于描述升级的起点和终点，from...to...连接两个阶段。
Connections
Collocations
- escalation of violence
- 暴力升级
- The United Nations called for an end to the escalation of violence in the region.联合国呼吁停止该地区的暴力升级。
- military escalation
- 军事升级
- Both countries promised there would be no military escalation.两国都承诺不会发生军事升级。
- price escalation
- 价格急剧上涨；价格调整
- The price escalation in raw materials affected the whole industry.原材料价格急剧上涨影响了整个行业。
- escalation clause
- （合同中的）价格调整条款
- This contract contains an escalation clause to adjust payments for inflation.本合同包含一项针对通货膨胀调整付款的调价条款。
- escalation of tensions
- 紧张局势升级
- The border dispute caused an escalation of tensions between the two nations.边界争端导致两国之间的紧张局势升级。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 escalator（自动扶梯）：扶梯一路向上，冲突或问题也跟着一级级上升、扩大，就是 escalation 的“升级、加剧”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：international diplomacy、corporate negotiations 这个词比较正式，多用于书面或新闻报道中，指冲突、价格或问题变得更大、更严重；日常口语里通常说 increase 或 get worse。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -ation and rhyme with escalation: the final syllable is pronounced /eɪʃən/. Do not confuse them with lookalikes such as escalate /ˈɛskəleɪt/ or escalator /ˈɛskəleɪtər/, which end in /eɪt/ or /eɪtər/ and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.