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 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。
• 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。
• Of course it is not a given that new technology in the classroom heightens the learning experience; some say that including gizmos and gadgets detracts from the quality of discussion.
  当然，并非所有人都认为，在课堂上使用新技术能提高学习效率；一些人认为，将小发明和小器件带入课堂，将降低讨论质量。
• It heightens still further the sense of speed.
  这往往会进一步增强速度感。
• There is some evidence, for instance, that playing violent games, heightens aggression in players and hurts the brain's ability to process emotions.
  比如有些证据表明，玩暴力游戏会加剧玩家的进攻倾向、损害大脑处理情感的能力。
• 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。
• Japan's Self-Defense Force heightens military preparations.
  日本自卫队提高了军事预算。
• 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。
• Doing this out-of-the-ordinary thing heightens the sense that the task as well as the people are involved are important.
  做这种不平常的事情，会增强一种感觉，即需要完成的这项任务，以及需要相处的这个人都非常重要。
• 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。