escalate

/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/· 动词 v.

人文/文化/社会B2

escalate
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Chinese meaning

(使shǐ)升shēng级jí,加jiā剧jù

使shǐ程chéng度dù或huò规guī模mó不bù断duàn加jiā大dà

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特tè朗lǎng普pǔ的de禁jìn令lìng使shǐ他tā与yǔ媒méi体tǐ长cháng期qī以yǐ来lái的de对duì抗kàng进jìn一yí步bù升shēng级jí

Example

President Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House "effective immediately," escalating his long-running battles with news organizations.

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ周zhōu五wǔ表biǎo示shì,他tā将jiāng立lì即jí禁jìn止zhǐCNN、MS NOW和héPolitico进jìn入rù白bái宫gōng,这zhè使shǐ他tā与yǔ新xīn闻wén机jī构gòu长cháng期qī以yǐ来lái的de对duì抗kàng进jìn一yí步bù升shēng级jí。

Source: Axios · 19 Sep 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ宣xuān布bù立lì即jí禁jìn止zhǐCNN、MS NOW和héPolitico三sān家jiā媒méi体tǐ进jìn入rù白bái宫gōng,令lìng他tā与yǔ新xīn闻wén界jiè的de长cháng期qī对duì抗kàng进jìn一yí步bù升shēng级jí。他tā在zàiTruth Social上shàng称chēng这zhè些xiē媒méi体tǐ报bào道dào「虚xū构gòu和hé谎huǎng言yán」,并bìng威wēi胁xié还hái会huì封fēng禁jìn其qí他tā「假jiǎ新xīn闻wén」媒méi体tǐ机jī构gòu。

Roots · etymology

逆生词(back-formation),源自 escalator

  • escalate 由 escalator(自动扶梯)逆构而来,本义「像扶梯一样一级级上升」

Collocations

  • escalate tensions / escalate a conflict / escalating attacks

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