English Dictionary

escalation

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɛs.kəˌleɪ.ʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy / a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

日本語の意味

増加・上昇、特に認識された不均衡を補うための拡大 / 意図的または計画的な暴力や紛争の地域的拡大

Management approved an escalation in salaries to counteract the widening pay gap.

経営陣は拡大する賃金格差を是正するために給与の補償的な引き上げを承認した。

意味（1）

an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy

Thousands of violent videos are still available on the internet, according to Alexander, who claims they lead to an escalation in offline tensions between rival gangs. I believe some young people are losing their lives as result of this material on the internet, she said.

意味（2）

a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

意味（3）

(customer support) The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

The manager ensures that the escalation team generates a continuous stream of root cause analysis exercises and the subsequent corrective actions.

escalations （ plural ）