escalate
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/ˈeskəleɪt/
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/ˈeskəleɪt/
to become or make something much worse or more serious
The argument began to escalate when they started shouting at each other.
當他們開始互相大喊大叫時,爭論開始升級了。
to take a problem to someone higher up for help
I had to escalate the complaint to the manager when the staff couldn't help me.
當員工無法幫助我時,我不得不將投訴上報給經理。