heightens

英 [ˈhaɪtnz]

美 [ˈhaɪtnz]

v.  (使)加强，提高，增加
heighten的第三人称单数

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

• The misconception that Americans need to protect themselves actually heightens the chance to die in a gun-related death.
  误认为美国人需要自我保护实际上增加了与枪支相关的死亡率。
• Welfare is, as yet, private; and this heightens the incentives to save in order to made up for the inadequacies of Japan's social security system.
  到那时为止，福利由个人负担，这更加刺激了节省，以弥补日本社会保险制度的不足。
• Intense contraction of facial muscles, such as those used in signifying fear, heightens arousal.
  面部肌肉的紧张收缩，比如那些被用来预示恐惧的肌肉，加强了唤醒。
• It heightens still further the sense of speed.
  这往往会进一步增强速度感。
• Obviously, the fact that this is across from a school bus stop heightens the concern.
  这只公熊睡在了校车站对面，这显然加重了人们的忧虑。
• The history of the conflict heightens it.
  冲突的历史会加剧了两者之间的纠纷。
• Jews find themselves out of step with most of world opinion, which heightens a widespread sense of apprehensiveness.
  犹太人发现自己的看法和世界大多数人的看法有所抵触，这样一来广泛存在的畏惧感进一步得到加强。
• If there's any challenge, it's that Monday's Taurus Full Moon so heightens your emotions that, without realising it, you could be swept by those problems, and when so much uplifting awaits you.
  如果有挑战，这个挑战是周一的金牛满月带给你的，你可能会觉得被太多太多的问题给埋了，但是现在不是你发泄的时候。
• The automation line heightens the effect. This has doubled the productivity of the mill.
  自动线能提高效率。这使工厂的劳动生产率提高了一倍。
• Paradoxically, identification makes us feel alert and alive because it heightens our focus on whatever we are seeing or doing.
  荒谬的是，认同使我们感到警觉与活跃，因为不管我们看什么或做什么，它都会增强我们的焦点。