heighten 英 [ˈhaɪtn]   美 [ˈhaɪtn]

heighten

heighten  英 [ˈhaɪtn] 美 [ˈhaɪtn]

v. 提高,增强 

进行时:heightening  过去式:heightened  过去分词:heightened  第三人称单数:heightens 

Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack. 最近的炸弹袭击之后,情势更加紧张。
The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the disease. 这场运动的目的是使公众更加了解这种疾病。

  • When you heighten something, you increase it or make it more intense. If you want to heighten awareness about homelessness, you might write an article for your local newspaper.
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  • v. 提高,增强
  • 1. Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.

    最近的炸弹袭击之后,情势更加紧张。

  • 2. The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the disease.

    这场运动的目的是使公众更加了解这种疾病。

  • heighten (v.) mid-15c., heightenen, transitive, "to exalt, to honor or raise to high position," from height + -en (1). Intransitive sense of "to become higher" is from 1560s. Related: Heightened; heightening.
height·en / ˈhaɪtn ; NAmE ˈhaɪtn / verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] if a feeling or an effect heightens,or sth heightensit, it becomes stronger or increases (使)加强,提高,增加 SYN intensify Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack. 最近的炸弹袭击之后,情势更加紧张。 heightensth The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the disease. 这场运动的目的是使公众更加了解这种疾病。 heighten heightens heightened heightening height·en / ˈhaɪtn ; NAmE ˈhaɪtn /
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