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escalation n.逐步扩大；增加 (1) 食品价格不断增加。 An escalation in Christmas tree prices means that your holiday decor will be more expensive this year, and an escalation of violence in a particular country will probably keep you from traveling there until things calm down. When something gets bigger or more intense, there's an escalation. The word comes from the verb escalate, which in turn is a back-formation from escalator. The Latin root of all three words is scala, or "ladder."

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英 [ˌeskə'leɪʃn] 美 [ˌeskə'leɪʃn] (1) There is an escalation in food prices. An escalation is an increase or growth. When there's an escalation in tension between two countries, it means that things have become much more strained between them.

英语单词	escalation
英美音标	英 [ˌeskə'leɪʃn] 美 [ˌeskə'leɪʃn]
中文释义	n.逐步扩大；增加
英语例句	(1) There is an escalation in food prices.
中文例句	(1) 食品价格不断增加。
vocabulary简明	An escalation is an increase or growth. When there's an escalation in tension between two countries, it means that things have become much more strained between them.
vocabulary扩展	An escalation in Christmas tree prices means that your holiday decor will be more expensive this year, and an escalation of violence in a particular country will probably keep you from traveling there until things calm down. When something gets bigger or more intense, there's an escalation. The word comes from the verb escalate, which in turn is a back-formation from escalator. The Latin root of all three words is scala, or "ladder."

Escalation Means Things 英 ˌeskə'Leɪʃn] 美 ˌeskə'Leɪʃn N.逐步扩大；增加 Food