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heighten
[英] [ˈhaitən] [美] [ˈhaɪtn] 生词本

vt.& vi.

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  • 英英释义

1. V-ERG （使）（情感）增强;（使）加深 If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity. 

  • The move has heightened tension in the state...

    该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。

  • 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。

  • Cross's interest heightened.

    克罗斯的兴趣浓厚起来。

Verb

1. become more extreme;

  • "The tension heightened"

2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity;

  • "heightened interest"

3. increase;

  • "This will enhance your enjoyment"
  • "heighten the tension"

4. increase the height of;

  • "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

5. make (one's senses) more acute;

  • "This drug will sharpen your vision"

6. make more intense, stronger, or more marked;

  • "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"
  • "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"
  • "This event only deepened my convictions"