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

• The misconception that Americans need to protect themselves actually heightens the chance to die in a gun-related death.
  误认为美国人需要自我保护实际上增加了与枪支相关的死亡率。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 history of the conflict heightens it.
  冲突的历史会加剧了两者之间的纠纷。
• 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。
• 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 automation line heightens the effect. This has doubled the productivity of the mill.
  自动线能提高效率。这使工厂的劳动生产率提高了一倍。
• 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。