The conflict began to escalate quickly.

冲突开始迅速升级。

Prices for gas continue to escalate.

天然气价格持续上涨。

The manager decided to escalate the issue to senior management.

经理决定将问题上报给高级管理层。

We need to escalate our efforts to meet the deadline.

我们需要加大努力以赶上截止日期。