heighten

英 [ˈhaɪtn]

美 [ˈhaɪtn]

v.  (使)加强，提高，增加

过去分词：heightened　过去式：heightened　现在分词：heightening　第三人称单数：heightens　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.8474 / COCA.7990

牛津词典

verb

• （使）加强，提高，增加
  if a feeling or an effect heightens , or sth heightens it, it becomes stronger or increases
  1. Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.
     最近的炸弹袭击之后，情势更加紧张。
  2. The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the disease.
     这场运动的目的是使公众更加了解这种疾病。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）（情感）增强;（使）加深
  If somethingheightensa feeling or if the feelingheightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity.
  1. The move has heightened tension in the state...
     该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。
  2. These latest murders have heightened fears of further attacks...
     最近发生的这些谋杀案让人们愈加担心会出现更多的袭击。
  3. Cross's interest heightened.
     克罗斯的兴趣浓厚起来。
  4. ...a heightened awareness of the dangers that they now face.
     对他们目前面临的危险的进一步认识

英英释义

verb

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  1. The efforts were intensified
  2. Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
  3. Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
  4. This event only deepened my convictions
  Synonym:intensifycompounddeepen
• increase
  1. This will enhance your enjoyment
  2. heighten the tension
  Synonym:enhanceraise
• make (one's senses) more acute
  1. This drug will sharpen your vision
  Synonym:sharpen
• make more extreme
  1. heightened interest
• become more extreme
  1. The tension heightened
  Synonym:rise
• increase the height of
  1. The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars

双语例句

• This power to instantly transform emotions, to lower or heighten their intensity, I call Transformational Vocabulary.
  马上能改变人的情绪，使其低沉或高昂的言词，我称之为“转变词汇”。
• Above all, we must heighten our vigilance and prevent such a disaster.
  重要的是，我们必须提高警惕，我们必须阻止这样的灾害再次发生。
• If firms could heighten their R& D, that could raise their market share.
  厂商若能加强其研发，将有助于提高其市场占有率。
• These latest murders have heightened fears of further attacks
  最近发生的这些谋杀案让人们愈加担心会出现更多的袭击。
• It can heighten the work efficiency greatly and reduces the costs.
  同时可大大提高工作效率，降低成本。
• I hope more and more people can attach importance to heighten people's general qualities and construct mental civilization.
  我希望越来越的人重视综合素质的提高来建设精神文明。
• Use eye shadow to heighten you eyes.
  用眼影来增大你的眼睛。
• We heighten our expectations as time goes by.
  随着时间的推移，我们的期望提高了。
• As substrate is reintroduced, neutrophil activity may heighten, increasing production of damaging superoxide and hydroxyl radicals.
  再次导入酶解物，嗜中性细胞活动增强，增加破坏性超氧游离基和羟基的生产。
• Cross's interest heightened.
  克罗斯的兴趣浓厚起来。