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

• 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。
• The move has heightened tension in the state
  该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cross's interest heightened.
  克罗斯的兴趣浓厚起来。
• 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。
• 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。