ratcheted
/ˈrætʃitid/ 3If a tool or machine ratchets or if you ratchet it, it makes a clicking noise as it operates, because it has a ratchet in it. 使(工具或机器)发出嗒嗒声; (工具或机器)发出嗒嗒声
verb [vt. 及物动词]逐步升高或降低：通过一系列的小步骤逐渐改变某物的水平或位置。
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。
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