ˋєskәˏlet; ˊeskәleit< es.ca.late >
<<动词>>
es.ca.lat.ed, es.ca.lat.ing, es.ca.lates
<<及物动词>>
使升高; 使扩大
escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf使波斯湾战争扩大
<<不及物动词>>
增加, 扩大
"a deepening long-term impasse that is certain to escalate" (Stewart L. Udall) 一个越陷越深的长期僵局必定会扩大
<<名词>>
es.ca.la.tion
<<形容词>>
es.ca.la.to.ry