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　

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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

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。
I think writing can heighten my imagination.
我认为写作能提高我的想象力。
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。
R& D globalization provides a new way to generate and heighten technology level and sustain market competitiveness.
国际化为企业提高技术水平，保持市场竞争优势提供了新的通道。
Therefore, It is imperative to open up new technique of building energy-saving and heighten the energy using efficiency.
为此，不断地开发新的建筑节能技术，提高建筑物的能源利用效率至关重要。
Some are still making trouble and we must heighten our vigilance.
其中，一部分人还在捣乱，必须对他们提高警惕。
Meanwhile, enhance management, reduce costs, resolve quality problems, fully heighten core competence.
同时，强化管理全力降成本，实施质量攻关，全面提升公司的核心竞争力。
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。
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。
The move has heightened tension in the state
该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。