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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。