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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。
升级；增加；扩大
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
升级；增加；扩大
an increase made to offset or respond to a perceived difference or imbalance
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。
升级
The act of escalating.
增加或上升,尤指为抵消感知到的差异而进行的增加。
An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
故意或预谋地增加冲突的暴力程度或地理范围。
A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.
将难题重新分配给专门负责处理此类案件的人。
The reassignment of a difficult problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.
The sudden escalation of prices made it hard for families to plan their budget.
物价的突然上涨使家庭难以规划预算。
We hope this small argument does not lead to an escalation into a bigger conflict.
我们希望这场小争吵不会升级为更大的冲突。
The manager tried to avoid any escalation of the workers' complaints.
经理试图避免工人投诉的进一步升级。
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。
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。
用于描述升级的起点和终点，from...to...连接两个阶段。
The dispute saw a rapid escalation from words to physical attacks.
这场争端迅速从言语升级为肢体攻击。
Not this
The escalation of tensions are making everyone uneasy.
Use this
The escalation of tensions is making everyone uneasy.
主语是 the escalation（单数），不是介词宾语 tensions，所以谓语动词应用 is。学习者常被 of 后的复数名词干扰，导致主谓不一致。
Not this
There is an escalation on prices in the region.
Use this
There is an escalation of prices in the region.
表示“（价格等的）升级、上涨”时，escalation 后接 of 引出所涉及的事物，不接 on。中文“在价格上”容易导致误用 on。
Not this
The new policy made an escalation of violence.
Use this
The new policy caused an escalation of violence.
“造成升级”应用 cause 而非 make；make an escalation 不是英语的固定搭配，make 一般不直接与这类名词化动词搭配表示因果关系。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
（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。
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。
迅速升级；急剧增加
There has been a rapid escalation in the cost of living.
生活成本急剧上升。
Use escalation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.