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

• The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.
  大批警察的出现只是增加了人群的紧张气氛。
• As their hardship heightened, so did their desperation and anger.
  随着艰难困苦日益严重，他们的绝望和愤怒也变本加厉。
• The political need to support exports is being heightened by fears of a possible slump in domestic consumption.
  对国内消费可能骤降的担忧，突显了支持出口的政治需要。
• Second, they are susceptible to special health problems and a heightened risk of mortality.
  第二，她们易受特定卫生问题和高死亡风险的影响。
• Heightened focus on business-reputation risk and sensitive data protection is also driving closer internal scrutiny of controls.
  对企业声誉风险和敏感数据保护的高度关注还促使企业加强内部安全控制。
• Mental processing must have fallen into a rhythm of heightened expectation and superior performance on the anticipated beat.
  人的心理过程一定是因为强烈的期盼而有了固定的节奏，出众的表现与预期的节拍同步。
• Reported side effects of the drug are heightened blood pressure and headaches.
  据说这种药的副作用是会引起血压升高和头痛。
• It snowed, but to work hard warmed my heart, because my service ability was heightened.
  下雪了，但是，作为高中三年级学生的我，在工作中提高了自己的能力，心里还是暖洋洋的。
• That has heightened the differences in Palestinian society.
  这都加剧了巴勒斯坦社会内部的差距。
• When your awareness of the breath is aroused or heightened, it can move through that sense of blockage.
  当你对气的觉知被唤起或者说提升时，它就可以穿透那股堵塞感。