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

• VK is offering a number of events at the exhibition to heighten attention on its handsets;
  VK还提供一系列的展览活动的数量来提高其手机的关注；
• Semen sticks consistency heighten, will affect sperm motility, and survival.
  精液粘稠度增高，将影响精子活力和存活率。
• Improve Computer Room's Mode and Heighten Teaching's Quality
  计算机房模式的改进与教学质量的提高
• We must however heighten our vigilance.
  要提高警惕，这里有扒手。但是我们应当提高警惕。
• I think writing can heighten my imagination.
  我认为写作能提高我的想象力。
• Objective To study the clinical characteristics of lower lung field tuberculosis and heighten the awareness of LLFTB.
  目的了解下肺野结核的临床特点，提高对LLFTB的认识。
• Without authorization no department or unit may work out projects for administrative charges and heighten charging standards.
  任何部门和单位不得擅自设立收费项目和提高收费标准。
• The main allure is that, unlike in good times when corporate inertia and humanity's preference for the status quo heighten resistance to change, crises make it easier to take radical action and sell it to employees, customers and investors.
  主要的诱惑在于，景气时期公司的惯性和人性对现状的偏好提高了改革的阻力，而与此不同的是，危机使得采取激进行动，以及向雇员、客户和投资人的推销会比较容易。
• 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。
• Defining the connotation of doctoral education quality is a basis to heighten its quality.
  提高博士教育质量，必须首先明确博士教育质量的内涵。