Dictionary entry
Escalation
Pronunciation: /ɛskəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Pronunciation
/ɛskəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Myanmar Meaning
(n) တစ်စထက်တစ်စကျယ်ပြန့်လာစေခြင်း။ပို၍ပို၍ပြင်းထန်လာခြင်း။
Definition
escalate /'eskǝleÇt/ v အရိွန္ျမႇင့္သည္။ ျမင့္တက္သည္။ the steadily escalating costs of research ❍ These local troubles could soon escalate into civil war. ❍ The government is deliberately escalating the war for political reasons. escalation /eskǝ'leÇʃn/ n [C, U] ~ (in sth) : an escalation in food prices ❍ try to prevent any further escalation of the conflict.
Examples
- The tension escalated until it became unbearable.
- Rebel forces have escalated the fighting.
- [escalate into] : Any one of these border disputes could escalate into war.
- An effort to control escalating costs
- The escalation of prices
- An escalation in violence