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

• Today there is a new and heightened interest in the Nazca lines.
  如今对纳斯卡线条又有了新增长的兴趣，这完全是由于互联网的产生。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Visiting him and seeing how the new system had increased his profits heightened my interest in IT.
  看爸爸这样子工作，以及受用的新体制使他获得更高的利润时，我对IT的兴趣又能大大的提高了。
• The political dangers are heightened by a serious deterioration in the economy.
  经济严重恶化，加剧了政治风险。
• The study focused on head scans since the brain is believed to have heightened sensitivity to radiation.
  该研究的重点是头部扫描，因为脑部被认为是对辐射高度敏感的部位。