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

• 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。
• 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。
• The DojoX Secure JavaScript framework heightens your ability to build secure mashups.
  DojoXSecureJavaScript框架提高了您构建安全混搭的能力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 history of the conflict heightens it.
  冲突的历史会加剧了两者之间的纠纷。
• 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。
• 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。