ratchet up
柯林斯詞典
1. PHRASAL VERB If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again. 穩(wěn)步提高; 使...穩(wěn)步提高[journalism]
...an attempt to ratchet up the pressure. ...一次穩(wěn)步加大壓力的嘗試。
He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends. 他擔(dān)心通脹會隨著年底臨近而只升不降。
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