"escalates" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 升级
• 加剧
• 恶化

Definition

指某事的强度、严重性或规模迅速增加，通常带有负面含义。常用于描述冲突、问题加剧的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

偏正式，常用于新闻、报告关于冲突、争端、危机时。很少用于正面情境。常与“变成”（into）等表达一起出现。

Examples

The situation often escalates when no one listens.

当没有人倾听时，情况经常会**恶化**。

The argument escalates quickly between the two friends.

两位朋友之间的争吵很快**升级**。

If the problem escalates, call the manager.

如果问题**升级**了，就叫经理吧。

What started as a small disagreement quickly escalates into a big fight.

本来是小争执，很快就**升级**成了激烈的争吵。

If nobody steps in, this could escalate out of control.

如果没人介入，这可能会**失控加剧**。

Tension escalates whenever the two teams meet on the field.

每当这两队在场上相遇，紧张气氛就会**加剧**。