1.A dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia is escalating tensions in the region.
escalate 加劇
Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.
失敗可能會導致其中一方將沖突升級
。2.There are fears that the filling of the dam could lead to armed conflict.
armed conflict 武裝沖突
Armed conflict may break out at any moment.
武裝沖突有一觸即發之勢 。