escalate

英语[编辑]

escalate (第三人称单数简单现在时 escalates，现在分词 escalating，一般过去时及过去分词 escalated)

(及物、不及物) 升级；升高
Violence escalated during the election.
选举期间暴力事件升高。

The shooting escalated the existing hostility.
枪击事件使现有的敌意升级。
- 2020 5月 6, Philip Haigh, “Just one more stop on the long journey to HS2 fulfillment [sic]”, 出自 Rail，页号 65:
  "Operating the WCML at this intensity makes it challenging to maintain acceptable performance levels, resulting in a frustratingly unreliable service for passengers. Minor disruption can escalate into significant delays because a train running only a few minutes late can miss its slot across a junction, resulting in a snowballing effect across the network."
  （请为本引文添加中文翻译）
(及物) 在技术支援中，将客户或问题等移交给上一级主管部门。
The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.
技术员1将来电者转移给技术员2。