heightening

英 [ˈhaɪtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈhaɪtnɪŋ]

v.  (使)加强，提高，增加
heighten的现在分词

现在分词：heightening　

BNC.49149 / COCA.41504

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

双语例句

• Finally, the composition seeks the heightening sense of drama by drawing us into the vortex like painting.
  最后，这部作品巧妙的运用月光下的漩涡，引导观众进入画面的核心，感受它所隐藏的戏剧性色彩。
• Features and Technical Difficulties of the Danjiangkou Dam Heightening Project
  丹江口大坝加高工程的特点与技术难点
• Research Summary of the Key Technologies in the Heightening Project of Danjiangkou Dam
  丹江口大坝加高工程关键技术研究综述
• The Research of Danjiangkou Dam Heightening Project on the Impact of Headwork County& Xichuan
  丹江口大坝加高工程对渠首县淅川的影响研究
• And the occupation of the north hurt trade and agriculture, heightening chronic food shortages.
  而对北部地区的占领损害了贸易和农业，加剧长期粮食短缺。
• The fear of bedbugs is also heightening intimacy tensions.
  对床虱的恐惧也进一步危及了亲密关系。
• Objective Heightening the positive diagnosis rate on temporal epilepsy of the Children by comparing and analysing the two type electroencephalogram examination.
  目的：通过两种脑电图检查，对儿童颞叶癫痫作对比分析，提高诊断阳性率。
• Silence has its own allure and grace, heightening all the senses, espe-cially hearing.
  寂静自有一番魅力和雅致，所有的感官都敏锐起来，尤其是听觉。
• Even a casual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere.
  即便是不经意的旁观者也一定已经觉察到本就紧张的气氛进一步加剧了。
• The Kenya Wildlife Service ( KWS) says climate change is to blame for increasing conflicts between humans and wildlife across East Africa, and is heightening the risk that animal diseases will spread.
  肯尼亚野生生物局（KWS）说气候变化是造成东非人类和野生生物冲突不断增加的原因，而且它增加了动物疾病传播的风险。