escalation
escalation — 名詞
- escalationsingular
- escalationsplural
1. a process through which something undesirable grows in scale, strength, or serio
升級；惡化
情況變得更嚴重或更劇烈
a process through which something undesirable grows in scale, strength, or seriousness — such as armed conflict between two groups that worsens, or rental prices across a city that climb sharply.
The UN special envoy urged both sides to avoid further escalation of the border conflict.
聯合國特使催促雙方避免邊界衝突进一步升級。
collocation: avoid + escalation + of + conflict
Dr. Amara Osei warned that the escalation of drug-resistant infections could soon overwhelm local clinics.
Amara Osei 醫生警告，抗藥性感染的惡化可能很快就會讓當地診所不堪負荷。
pattern: escalation + of + [negative phenomenon]
The rent escalation in Busan forced many young workers back to their parents' homes.
釜山的房租升級使許多年輕工人搬回父母家。
noun-noun compound: rent escalation
Rohan's small export company suffered badly after the escalation of import taxes last spring.
Rohan 的小型出口公司去年春天進口稅升級後損失惨重。
Teachers at the school noticed a troubling escalation in bullying after the winter break.
學校老師注意到寒假結束後霸凌情況出現了令人擔忧的升級。
pattern: escalation + in + [social problem]
- avoid escalation
- cause escalation
- lead to escalation
- fuel escalation
- prevent escalation
- escalation of conflict
- escalation of violence
- escalation of tensions
- escalation in prices
- further escalation
- rapid escalation
- dramatic escalation
- sudden escalation
- gradual escalation
- dangerous escalation
- increase
More neutral and broader; can refer to positive or negative growth, while escalation is usually negative.
- intensification
Closer in meaning, especially for conflicts or emotions; focuses on greater strength or severity rather than scale.
- rise
Implies steady upward movement; less dramatic than escalation and not necessarily negative.
- uptick
Informal, describes a small increase; much milder in tone than escalation.
- de-escalation
The deliberate reduction of tension or severity, especially in conflicts.
- reduction
A general decrease in size, amount, or degree.
- decline
A gradual downward trend; opposite of a rise or increase.
文法句型
escalation + of + [conflict/tensions/violence/prices]
escalation + in + [area of increase]
a/an + [adjective] + escalation + in/of
用法筆記
Can be uncountable (escalation of violence) when referring to the general process, or countable (a worrying escalation in prices) when referring to a specific instance. The plural form escalations is rare but possible in formal writing. Subject matter is typically negative: conflicts, prices, tensions, crises, or diseases.
常見錯誤
❗ 'The escalator of prices worried everyone.' ✅ 'The escalation of prices worried everyone.' — Escalator is a moving staircase; escalation is the noun form of escalate.
❗ 'There was an escalation of peace in the region.' ✅ 'There was a rise in peaceful activities in the region.' — Escalation normally describes a negative change becoming worse, not a positive one.
同根字
- escalate動詞B2
- escalatory形容詞C1
- de-escalate動詞C1
- de-escalation名詞C1