Escalating
v. （使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 ); （使）逐步扩大; （使）更高; （使）更大
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bother you.
对不起，真不想打扰你。
He had visions of success and fame.
他梦想功成名就。
But they would not listen to him. When they came to the river, a white man was waiting in the boat for them.
但是他们不听，当他们来到江边时，一个白人正在船上等着他们。