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

• 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。
• That has heightened the differences in Palestinian society.
  这都加剧了巴勒斯坦社会内部的差距。
• An overhead structure is also adopted and the height of the box cover which is opened is heightened.
  还采用了加高架的结构，加高了打开后盒盖的高度。
• 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。
• 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。
• That fact, widely reported in the media, has heightened the anxiety in the nation's health clinics.
  这项被媒体广泛报道的事实增加了国家保健诊所的忧虑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。