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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