"escalated" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 升級了
• 加劇了

Definition

變得更加嚴重、激烈或難以控制，尤其用來描述問題、衝突或局勢惡化。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或新聞語境下，描述衝突、問題、爭論等 ('情勢升級了')。通常與'迅速'、'嚴重'搭配。大多指負面或失控的情況。

Examples

The argument escalated until they started shouting.

爭吵**升級了**，直到他們開始大聲喊叫。

The conflict escalated quickly after the announcement.

公告之後，衝突**迅速升級了**。

The situation escalated and police arrived soon after.

情況**加劇了**，警察很快就到了。

Things really escalated when more people joined the protest.

更多人參加抗議時，事情真的**升級了**。

What started as a small issue quickly escalated into a big problem.

本來只是小問題，很快就**升級成**大麻煩了。

Tensions escalated after both sides refused to back down.

雙方都拒絕讓步後，緊張局勢**升級了**。