escalate [ˈɛskəˌlet]

例句:

• Costs can escalate terrifyingly.
  成本的上涨速度会很惊人。
  
• Ground rents are likely to escalate over time.
  地租以后可能会逐渐上涨。
  
• Conditions are still very tense and the fighting could escalate at any time.
  局势仍然非常紧张，战斗随时可能升级。
  
• Just how far the situation could escalate is unclear.
  来自VOA
• Professor Yang says the situation could easily escalate.
  来自VOA
• But no one wanted to escalate the conflict.
  来自NEWYORKER
• The cost of living is escalating.
  生活费用在迅速上涨。
  来自《权威词典》
• The government escalated the war by starting to bomb enemy cities.
  政府开始轰炸敌方的城市，使战争进一步扩大。
  来自《权威词典》