escalation

/ˌeskəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/📚 12916 37六级GRE
an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.

noun [抽象名词]迅速增加,上涨;升级,恶化

In the second half of the millennium, in the south around the city of Uruk, there was an enormous escalation in the area occupied by permanent settlements.
在这一千年中的下半叶,在乌鲁克城南方附近,被永久定居点占用的地域在大幅增加。

escalation

-tion ⌜ 表示某种行为、状态或结果 - indicating an action, process, or result ~ ⌟
来自escalate(v. 使逐步扩大)
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The U.S. military wants to avoid the graduated escalation that marked the Vietnam War. 美国军方希望避免类似越南战争那种逐步升级的态势。