每日一词 199 escalate

escalate: to become much worse or more serious, or to make something to do this.

进阶：我们很熟悉escalator (自动扶梯)，今天我们学习和它相关的动词escalate，最常见的意思是不断恶化，某个不好的情况升级，表示此意时escalate 常作为 vi，后面常接介词 into.

有人因为拌嘴，吵着吵着最后就动手打起来了：

The altercation between the two friends quickly escalated into a physical fight. 

派系之间的小规模冲突很有可能升级为全面战争。

The skirmish between rival factions could escalate into a full-scale war.

一个人处于沮丧消沉的状态，最终恶化为精神崩溃

The depression he has been suffering escalated into a mental breakdown.

《经济学人》

1） The risks that a conventional conflict between India and Pakistan would escalate into a nuclear one is low, but not negligible.

2) Uncertainty about the outlook for the economy would only escalate after a vote to leave. 

应用：

1） 翻译：示威游行已经计划成一场大规模的起义。

The demonstration has escalated into a large uprising. 

2) 造句：情景：吵架时谁也不想听谁，争吵就会加剧。

Family quarrels can escalate when people involved are too angry to listen to each other.