escalate into

基本解释

He did not want any differences of opinion between his heirs to escalate into a family feud.
他不愿意财产继承人之间的意见分歧扩大而升级为家庭不和。
"The occurrence of incidents across the country in the past ... shows that any minor issue could escalate into a more serious one in the absence of a communication mechanism, " it said.
评论说道：“这些天，全国屡次发生骚乱……这意味着一些次要的问题在缺乏沟通途径的情况下，可能升级为更严重的事件。”

But even in Kuwait, the foreign minister has expressed hopes that the stand-off will not escalate into armed conflict.
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Equally, plenty of disputes might more easily escalate into war if the countries concerned had the naval strength to wage it.
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The League's troubles, which could yet escalate into a party split, might help Mr Monti, as the party is his fiercest critic.
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