escalation

英[ˌeskə'leɪʃn] 美[ˌeskə'leɪʃn]
  • n. 逐步扩大;增加
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Noun:
  1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy;

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

1. Any unexpected circumstance that arises may catalyze a sudden escalation of violence.
任何突如其来的情况都可能造成暴力骤然升级。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The US military wants to avoid the graduated escalation that marked the Vietnam War.
美国军方希望避免出现类似于越南战争那样逐步升级的态势。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The threat of nuclear escalation remains.
核升级的威胁仍旧存在。

来自辞典例句

4. Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management.
因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面.

来自辞典例句

5. Escalation has conceptual affinities with bargaining theory.
逐步升级同交易理论在概念上具有相似性.

来自辞典例句

    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。

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