1.【机】棘齿;棘爪;(尤指钟表,机器的)棘轮,制轮,棘轮机构
2.〈比喻〉为使收入增长不可逆转所采取的强制手段
1.把...造成棘齿形,于...作棘齿,在...上刻锯齿
1.a part of a machine consisting of a wheel or bar with teeth on it. Another metal piece fits into it, allowing it to move in only one direction.
1.to increase or decrease by small amounts during a period of time, or to make something do this
1.Since the fishing crew and its captain were arrested, China has continually ratcheted up the pressure to have them returned.
自从捕鱼船船员及其船长被逮捕，中国就不断提升（对日本的）压力要求让他们回来。
2.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。
3.In the US, it was an increase in overall leverage, base rates that slowly ratcheted up over five years, and reckless lending.
在美国，这种环境可归因于杠杆率整体上升，基础利率在5年期间逐渐上调，以及不顾风险的放贷。
4.On top of that, the China Banking Regulatory Commission has steadily ratcheted up capital requirements.
此外，中国银监会（CBRC）还逐步提高了资本金要求。
5.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。
6.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。
7.By flipping this field's polarity the DNA strand can be ratcheted along, one base pair at a time.
通过转动电场的极性，DNA链会渐进式地前进，一次一对碱基对。
8.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。
9.the regulatory burden on businesses is also likely to be steadily ratcheted up , creating additional compliance costs.
对企业来说，监管负担也会逐步加重，这将会增加企业成本。
10.During translation, RNA is moved along the ribosome as it switches between two states: ratcheted and non-ratcheted.
在在翻译过程中，RNA沿着核糖运动并在两种形态间切换：棘齿和非棘齿。