escalate

🇺🇸 /ˈeskəleɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈeskəleɪt/
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難度
標籤 TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

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。

R

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。

translation

v. 升級, 上報

詞形變化

3rd Present escalates
Past escalated
Perfect escalated
Progressive escalating