ratchet 是一種單向轉動的棘輪裝置,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. 美國加大對委內瑞拉的壓力,對其實施制裁并取消其高級官員的簽證。
Venezuela expelled a group of visiting European lawmakers Sunday, ratcheting up political tensions over the leadership crisis. 委內瑞拉驅逐了一組來訪的歐洲醫(yī)院,加劇了該國領導人危機帶來的政治緊張局勢。