學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word: ratchet up 激化、加劇

今天我們要學(xué)的詞組是ratchet up。Ratchet up，意思是激化、加劇 。North Korea's foreign minister ratcheted up tensions, saying his country had the right to shoot down U.S. planes even outside North Korean airspace. 朝鮮外交部長(zhǎng)加劇了緊張關(guān)系，稱他的國(guó)家有權(quán)利擊落美國(guó)飛機(jī)，即使是在朝鮮領(lǐng)空之外。Turkey announced that it had finalized a multibillion-dollar purchase of Russia's most sophisticated surface-to-air-missile system, which has ratcheted up tensions with the NATO military alliance to a new level. 土耳其宣布，已經(jīng)完成了一筆數(shù)十億美元的交易，購(gòu)買俄羅斯最尖端的地對(duì)空導(dǎo)彈系統(tǒng)，這使其與北約軍事聯(lián)盟的緊張關(guān)系進(jìn)一步激化。好的，我們今天學(xué)習(xí)的詞組是ratchet up, ratchet up, ratchet up...