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

• 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 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。
• Revealing your daring side while flirting heightens your powers of attraction, especially at the start of the week.
  本周开始，大胆挑战或者卖弄一下你调情的能力，这会增加你的吸引力。
• The method not only disposes the disturbance yawp, but also shortens the response time of leaks detection, and heightens the precision of leaks location.
  两种方法的结合不但可以有效地去除干扰噪声，而且缩短了泄漏检测的响应时间，提高了泄漏定位的精度。
• 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。
• The history of the conflict heightens it.
  冲突的历史会加剧了两者之间的纠纷。
• The combination of these materials heightens the all-around volumetric qualities framed by canted surfaces.
  这些材料的组合加剧了周围的斜曲面体积素质的框架。
• It heightens still further the sense of speed.
  这往往会进一步增强速度感。
• They also point out that the smell of food usually heightens appetite, rather than suppressing it.
  此外，他们还指出，美味食物的味道通常会提高人们的食欲，而不是抑制。
• It heightens the danger to less defensible targets, as we saw in a shopping mall in Nairobi.
  就像我们在内罗毕（Nairobi）购物商场看到的那样，这还会增加防备薄弱目标遇险的可能性。