Word · Frequency #24504
ratcheting
逐步增加或减少;使逐步增加或减少
ratcheting is the present participle of ratchet.
核心释义
to increase or decrease gradually by small amounts, or to make something do this
- 1.
递增或递减;尤指提供可控运动,可递增而阻止递减,反之亦然。
To increment or decrement; especially, to offer controlled motion that can increment while resisting decrement, or vice versa.
- 2.
使(某物)递增或递减。
To cause (something) to become incremented or decremented.
- 3.
仅向一个方向逐步移动
move by degrees in one direction only
单向逐步移动;单向步进;递增或递减;尤指提供可控运动,可递增而阻止递减,反之亦然。;使(某物)递增或递减。;仅向一个方向逐步移动;棘轮
用法In use
The company ratcheted up production to meet the sudden demand.
用法提示:ratcheted up 表示‘逐步增加’,这里用作动词过去式。
We need to ratchet down our expenses for the next quarter.
用法提示:ratchet down 表示‘逐步减少’,这里用作动词原形。
The noise level in the stadium was ratcheting as the crowd grew more excited.
用法提示:ratcheting 是现在分词,表示‘逐步升高’的过程。
a ratcheting lopping tool
ratchet up
常用于压力、紧张局势等抽象名词,表示逐步增强。
Tensions have ratcheted up in recent weeks.
最近几周,紧张局势逐步升级。
ratchet down
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ratchet up
- 逐步增加;逐步提高
- The government is ratcheting up security measures at airports.政府正在逐步加强机场的安全措施。
- ratchet down
- 逐步减少;逐步降低
- The two countries are trying to ratchet down trade barriers.两国正努力逐步降低贸易壁垒。
- ratchet up the pressure
- 逐渐施加更大压力
- The activists ratcheted up the pressure on the company to change its policies.活动人士逐步向该公司施加更大压力,要求其改变政策。
- ratchet down tensions
- 逐步缓和紧张局势
- The talks are meant to ratchet down tensions between the neighbors.这些会谈旨在逐步缓和邻国之间的紧张局势。
- ratchet back
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象棘轮扳手:只能咔嗒咔嗒朝一个方向拧紧;ratchet 作动词即像这样逐步单向增减。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:机械与技术操作、新闻与政经评论 作动词时多用于正式或书面语境,尤其在新闻和政经评论中表示“逐步上升/下降”(ratchet up/down);在机械、技术语境中也较常见。日常口语中单独使用动词的情况较少,常与 up/down 搭配。
语法说明Grammar Note
Often used with 'up' or 'down' in phrasal verbs.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Ratchet /ˈrætʃət/ 与 hatchet /ˈhætʃət/ 押韵:重读元音 /æ/ 后都是 /tʃət/。其他 -tch 拼写的词不押韵:catch /kætʃ/、patch /pætʃ/ 无末尾 /ət/;fetch /fɛtʃ/、stretch /strɛtʃ/ 元音是 /ɛ/;watch /wɒtʃ/ 元音也不同。另需注意,某些口音中 hatchet 读作 /ˈhætʃɪt/,则与 ratchet 不押韵。
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