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re-escalate
verb[ I or T ]
(alsoreescalate)uk /ˌriːˈes.kə.leɪt/ us /ˌriːˈes.kə.leɪt/
to become or make something become higher, more dangerous, or more serious again, for a second, third, etc. time: 重新升级
We run the risk of seeing violence re-escalate as troops move out.
His action is an international crime and will only reescalate this conflict.他的行为是国际罪行，只会使这场冲突再次升级。
The president's statement may serve to re-escalate the nuclear arms race.
If the situation reescalates, you may need to seek mediation.
The sectarian conflict and violence may continue for many years after accords are signed and may later reescalate.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and intensifying
accretion
accumulate
accumulative
accumulatively
add fuel to the fireidiom
blaze
fade
go into orbitidiom
go up
growing
growingly
heighten
inflation
mushroom
ramp something up
ratchet something up/down
re-escalation
reach a crescendo
redouble
stake
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