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ratchet up

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    ratchet up (ratcheting,ratcheted,ratchets)

  • 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. 穩步提高; 使...穩步提高[journalism]

    ...an attempt to ratchet up the pressure. ...一次穩步加大壓力的嘗試。

    He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends. 他擔心通脹會隨著年底臨近而衹陞不降。

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