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Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels .

滥用信用卡使消费债务逐渐增加到了难以接受的地步。

She took up a sheet and ratcheted it into the typewriter .

她拿起一张纸，把它哗哗啦啦地塞到打字机中。

The rod bent double , the reel shrieked and ratcheted

操作杆进一步弯曲，线轴发出刺耳的吱吱声。

Audiences ' expectations are ratcheted up as they are exposed to high-budget productions .

观众看过高成本影片后期望会相应上升。

Security has been ratcheted well past airport levels .

大会安检的严格程度完全超过了机场安检。

In monetary policy , interest rates ratcheted down and are now essentially at zero .

在货币政策方面，利率一路下调，现在本质上已经为零。

The pressure on them to make a decision ratcheted up a notch this week with the news story .

本周，随着《汽车新闻》这篇报道的出台，他们将面临的压力进一步升级，必须给出一个说法。

The build-up of Russian forces in the region has ratcheted up diplomatic tensions in recent weeks .

过去几周以来，俄罗斯在该地区集结兵力加大了外交紧张局势。

With every new round of QE , expectations and fears are being ratcheted up , in equal measure .

每推出一轮量化宽松，人们的期望和担忧就以同等程度升级一次。

Through an ongoing series of these activities , the application is ratcheted up until the finished solution is ready for delivery .

通过一系列这些行为，应用程序被不断改进，直到获得可以进行交付的最终解决方案。

China has already ratcheted up the pressure on Microsoft by banning state procurement of its new Windows 8 operating system , citing security issues .

此前，中国政府以安全考虑为由，禁止采购新的Windows8操作系统，此举已让微软倍感压力。

China had ratcheted up its rhetoric ahead of the sale . It had already cancelled military-to-military ties .

在军售前，中国已经加重了语气。中方中断了两国的军事交流。

Since the fishing crew and its captain were arrested , China has continually ratcheted up the pressure to have them returned .

从渔船船员和船长均被逮捕，中方得回他们的压力越来越强。

This week 's discussions , while long scheduled , were the first top-level talks to occur since the Chinese ratcheted down military relations last fall .

本周的会谈经过长期准备，是自从中国去年秋天降低中美军事关系级别以来，首次高级别的对话。

Officials from both Switzerland and Japan have ratcheted up the intervention rhetoric as their respective currencies continue to ascend .

随本国货币升值，瑞士及日本官方的干预言辞越来越明显。

Though Sweden did not completely roll back its Norwegian-style openness , security has certainly been ratcheted up several notches .

然而瑞典并未完全回归挪威式的开放，安全警戒也理所应当被提升了好几个等级。

Global trade tensions ratcheted up yesterday as the US opened an investigation into Chinese steel imports and clashed with the European Union over chickens .

全球贸易紧张局势逐渐加剧，昨日，美国对中国钢材进口展开调查，并且在鸡肉贸易方面与欧盟发生摩擦。

The two world wars and the cold war ratcheted up the spending on science , changing its organisational basis , its political setting and its subject matter .

二战和冷战都加大了花费在科学上面的时间和精力，改变了其组织基础、政治环境和作战目的。

Since the violence ratcheted up , three-quarters of his mainly American patients have decided that crossing the border for half-price drilling is not worth the risk .

随着暴力事件愈演愈烈，他的主要客户群&美国顾客中有四分之三的人决定不再为了半价的钻牙费冒跨过边境的风险。

In order to pay for six-figure starting salaries , law firms raised billable rates and ratcheted up billable-hours expectations for firm associates .

为支付六位数的起始工资，律所提高了费率，也提高了对律师所工作的计费时间的期望。

The market measure of the risk that BP will default on its debts also rose sharply , as the US administration ratcheted up the pressure on the company over the leak .

随着美国政府在漏油问题上逐渐加大对bp的施压，市场对bp拖欠债务的风险评估也大幅提升。

The number of permits issued is gradually ratcheted down , giving companies an incentive to cut their emissions in order to avoid having to buy extra permits from others .

发放的许可数量会逐步减少，从而激励企业减排，以免被迫从其它企业那里购买额外的排放许可。

Fit Mighty-Tite onto any seat belt , lift the ratcheted handle a few times and easily remove unwanted slack for a tight car seat fit .

它适合于任何汽车座椅安全带，将棘轮扳手提起按压几次，很容易消除座椅安全带安装过程的松弛。

But recently , Pyongyang has said it is done with dialogue , and ratcheted up rhetoric , saying it would use its nuclear weapons against any country violating its sovereignty .

不过最近平壤表示终止对话，还加强了说话的语气，表示要用核武器打击侵犯其主权的任何国家。

In his most high profile speech since the election , the president-elect ratcheted up the rhetoric to pressurise lawmakers who are threatening delays to his stimulus package .

在大选以来最受瞩目的一次讲话中，这位当选总统加重了语气，从而对那些威胁拖延他提出的刺激方案的立法者施加压力。

At the end of last year , regulators ratcheted up the provisioning level to 130 per cent of bad loans ; now , reports suggest , that has been lifted to 150 per cent .

去年年底，监管机构将不良贷款拨备覆盖率提高到130%；如今，报道称已升至150%。

Iran ratcheted up tensions with the West yesterday , sending oil prices higher , when it implied it would take military action if the US Navy moves an aircraft carrier back into the Gulf .

伊朗昨日暗示称，如果美国航母重返波斯湾，该国就将采取军事行动，这加剧了伊朗与西方的紧张关系，推高了油价。

CJ E & M has ratcheted up its ambitions following ' A Wedding Invitation , ' with big plans specifically for ' The Fist ' with its Chinese partners . '

在推出《分手合约》后，CJE&M的雄心壮志渐长，该公司专门为与中国搭档合作的影片《TheFist》制定了宏大的计划。

The benchmark Shanghai Composite has ratcheted up 59 per cent to a seven-year high , becoming the world 's third largest stock market in the process ( behind the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq ) .

基准的上证综指上涨了59%，升至7年高点。在这一过程中，沪市成长为全球第三大股市&仅落后于纽约证交所（NewYorkStockExchange）和纳斯达克（NASDAQ）。

Financial markets got a jolt Thursday after a relatively calm summer , when European leaders ratcheted up pressure on Greece and new reports on economies in Europe , the U.S. and China pointed to global weakening .

在经过了一个相对平静的夏季后，金融市场周四大幅走低。当日，欧洲领导人加大了对希腊的施压力度，同时，欧洲、美国和中国新出炉的有关经济情况的报告显示全球经济低迷。