heighten
英 ['haɪt(ə)n]
美['haɪtn]
- vt. 提高;增高;加强;使更显著
- vi. 升高;变强
英英释意
- 1. become more extreme;
- "The tension heightened"
- 2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity;
- "heightened interest"
- 3. increase;
- "This will enhance your enjoyment"
- "heighten the tension"
- 4. increase the height of;
- "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
- 5. make (one's senses) more acute;
- "This drug will sharpen your vision"
- 6. make more intense, stronger, or more marked;
- "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"
- "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"
- "This event only deepened my convictions"
双语例句
- 1. Use eye shadow to heighten your eyes.
- 使用眼影可以增大你的眼睛.
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- 2. He took advantage of every opportunity to heighten racial tensions.
- 他利用一切机会加剧种族间的紧张关系.
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- 3. The war games announcement is expected to futher heighten the nuclear dispute.
- 预计这将进一步加剧核争端.
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- 4. This technique will heighten student engagement and ownership in the learning process.
- 这种方法将提高学生在学习过程中的参与度和自主权.
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- 5. Accordingly, the requirement to computer hardware also subsequently heighten.
- 相应地, 对于电脑硬件的要求也就随之增高了.
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