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

• 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。
• 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。
• That heightens the emotional stakes because you know he can be killed.
  这更能加强他的心理考验，因为他知道他随时都有可能送命。
• The automation line heightens the effect. Suggestions for improving the level and efficiency in management
  自动线能提高效率。提高管理效能和效率的建议
• 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。
• 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 this discovery heightens their appeal well and good, if not-you know what to do.
  如果这一发现加深他们的吸引力那很不错，如果不是&你知道该怎么做。
• 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 history of the conflict heightens it.
  冲突的历史会加剧了两者之间的纠纷。