To change gradually or by degrees.

的翻译是：逐渐变化或度。

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To begin in small increments or by degrees.

逐渐开始：按小的增额或程度开始。

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Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

无论我们是在一次战斗中击败敌人，还是逐步地击败他们，结果都会是一样的。

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He says that in the Antarctic Peninsula, scientists estimate that climate change has caused temperatures to increase by two or three degrees Celsius over the past fifty years.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

"Early last week we saw a number of locations in northern NSW [New South Wales and southern Queensland break their August record high temperatures by four or five degrees,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

This may or may not be a result of climate change, but experts give warning that if the predicted increase in temperatures does come about, if only by one or two degrees, the borderlands will become unsustainable.

ECONOMIST: The Horn of Africa

If temperatures continue to hit 100 degrees or more by Saturday, Dallas will have set a record -- becoming the first city to mark 43 consecutive days of temperatures above 100 degrees.

CNN: Heat wave: Oklahoma, Texas endure warmest months on record

It's like 'inverting' the signal on odd lines, or shifting it in time by 180 degrees of the color waveform frequency.

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