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

• Less liquidity, implying a higher fraction of long-term assets funded with short-term debt, raises profits but heightens exposure to sudden withdrawals and difficulties in rolling over debt.
  流动性下降，意味着由短期债务提供融资的长期资产比例上升，这将提升利润，但加大了突然撤资的风险和循环还债的难度。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The automation line heightens the effect.
  自动线能提高效率。
• 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。
• 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。
• Obviously, the fact that this is across from a school bus stop heightens the concern.
  这只公熊睡在了校车站对面，这显然加重了人们的忧虑。
• The history of the conflict heightens it.
  冲突的历史会加剧了两者之间的纠纷。