ratchet 是一種單向轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)的棘輪裝置,ratchet up 就是加壓、勒緊的意思。
The United States ratchets up pressure on Venezuela, imposing sanctions and revoking the visas of high-ranking officials. 美國(guó)加大對(duì)委內(nèi)瑞拉的壓力,對(duì)其實(shí)施制裁并取消其高級(jí)官員的簽證。
Venezuela expelled a group of visiting European lawmakers Sunday, ratcheting up political tensions over the leadership crisis. 委內(nèi)瑞拉驅(qū)逐了一組來(lái)訪的歐洲醫(yī)院,加劇了該國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人危機(jī)帶來(lái)的政治緊張局勢(shì)。