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 history of the conflict heightens it.
  冲突的历史会加剧了两者之间的纠纷。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The extra amount of data encoding heightens transmission security.
  而外的数据编码提高了传输的安全性。
• 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
• Results On the period of the migraine outbreaks, the velocity of blood flow of the brain artery heightens evidently to the majority of patients, whereas it lowers to the minority of patients.
  结果典型偏头痛发作期，多数患者大脑动脉血流速度明显升高，小部分患者表现为脑血流速度降低。
• 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。