heighten

['haitn]

v. 增加, 升高, 加强

vt.

1. 加高, 增高

heighten a wall

加高一堵墙

2. 增加; 提高

heighten an effect

增强效果

3. 使(色彩等)更浓; 使更显著

vi.

1. 变高, 升高

2. 变强, 变浓

As she waited, her excitement heightened.

她越等越激动。

词形变化

名词: heightener | 动词过去式: heightened | 动词过去分词: heightened | 动词现在分词: heightening | 动词第三人称单数: heightens |

词义辨析

同义参见:

accentuate  strengthen  dignify  aggrandize  highlight  balloon  deepen  amplify  compound  wax  

反义:

vt.vi.升高; 增加

lower  reduce  

反义参见:

lower  

英英释义

动词 heighten:

become more extreme

同义词：rise

make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

increase

同义词：enhance, raise

increase the height of

make (one's senses) more acute

同义词：sharpen

make more intense, stronger, or more marked

同义词：intensify, compound, deepen

补充

heightenheighten英:[ˈhaitən] 美:[ˈhaɪtn]vt. & vi.1.(使)变高, (使)增大Day by day the structure heightened.建筑物逐日增高。2.(使)提高; (使)加强[重]The news heightened my fears.这消息使我更加恐惧。

例句

1. The violence has heightened tension in the state.暴力事件加剧了这个州的紧张气氛。 2. The French move has heightened concern over exchange rates and interest rates.法国的这项决议增加了人们对汇率和利率的担忧。 3. Teachers can help build students' vocabulary knowledge by heightening their interest in words.老师们可以通过提高学生们对单词的兴趣来帮助他们构建词汇知识。 4. Eating fish can heighten teen boys' IQ levels, report claims.报道称, 吃鱼可以提高青少年的智力水平。 5. American Express heightens credit card interest rate.美国运通提高了信用卡利率。 6. Cross's interest heightened.克罗斯越来越感兴趣。 7. As the crisis heightens, people will become more and more desperate to leave the city.随着危机的升级, 人们将越来越急于离开这座城市。 8. Price falls have at least decelerated as demand has heightened.由于需求增加, 价格下跌至少会放慢速度。 9. The enthusiasm of the audience was heightened by the climax of the play.全剧的高潮令观众的情绪高涨。 10. to heighten the notoriety of提高…的知名度 11. Bad weather heightened the difficulty for them to carry out the task.恶劣的天气又给他们执行任务增加了困难。 12. to heighten the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries加强两国间的友好合作关系 13. White snow heightens the red plum blossoms.在白雪的映衬下红梅显得更加鲜艳美丽。 14. His talent was heightened by his courage and decision.勇敢和果断更加突出了他的才智。 15. The water level is heightening.水位正在不断地升高。 16. The storm heightens, we have to put up at this village for the night.暴风雪更大了，我们今晚得在这个小村中投宿了。 17. Her beautiful looking heightened with her wedding garment.穿上结婚礼服她显得更加姣美了。 18. [with obj.]the pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it.伴之而来的内疚之情增强了这份愉悦感。 19. [as adj. heightened]the heightened colour of her face.她脸上绯红。 20. [no obj.]concern over CFCs has heightened.对含氯氟烃的关注更多了。 21. I'm using yellow paint to heighten the sunny effect of the room.我要把房间髹上黄色，让它明亮一点。 22. The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.这一计划只会加剧两个集团间的紧张局势。 23. This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.这一悲剧强化了我们改进安全措施的意识。 24. Tensions between the two groups have heightened.两集团间的关系越来越紧张。 25. "The meeting now has heightened [=more, greater] significance."此次会议具有更加重大的意义。