heightened

英 [ˈhaɪtnd]

美 [ˈhaɪtnd]

v.  (使)加强，提高，增加
heighten的过去分词和过去式

过去式：heightened　过去分词：heightened　

BNC.13704 / COCA.8365

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

• Asia's heightened reliance on external demand has been masked.
  亚洲对外部需求的依赖加大，这点一直被掩盖。
• Third, the people of the whole country have heightened their political awareness.
  第三，提高了全国人民的政治觉悟。
• As she waited, her fears heightened.
  她等着的时候更加恐惧了。
• This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy.
  这种提高生命力和潜能的体验使我充满了欢乐。
• That has heightened the differences in Palestinian society.
  这都加剧了巴勒斯坦社会内部的差距。
• The study has heightened the debate on when to start testing on humans.
  该研究凸显了关于何时开始人类试验的争论。
• Police said security measures would be heightened at all train stations and airports following the attack.
  警方表示，这起袭击发生后，所有火车站和机场的安保措施将得到加强。
• He enforced strict secrecy among Apple employees, a strategy that he believed heightened anticipation for upcoming Apple products.
  他要求苹果员工严格执行保密，他认为这种策略增强了人们对即将发布的苹果产品的期待。
• The move has heightened tension in the state
  该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。
• But they have also heightened tensions back home.
  但安倍的计划也在日本国内加剧了紧张气氛。