vt. 1.升高,增高;提高,加高 (opp. lower)。 2.加强,加深,加剧;增大。 3.使高尚;使显著,使突出。 4.给(描写、故事)添加细节;给(绘画)加浓色彩。 vi. 1.升高;增加。 2.(颜色等)变深。
make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" 同义词:intensify, compound, deepen,
increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" 同义词:enhance, raise,
make (one''s senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" 同义词:sharpen,
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
become more extreme; "The tension heightened" 同义词:rise,
increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
例句与用法
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This danger can be considerably heightened . 这种危险可能会大大地增大。
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There was heightened color in gwen's cheeks . 桂温双颊绯红。
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The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene . 轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
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The presence of a male cat heightens the female cat's sexual receptivity . 雄猫的存在,可提高雌猫的性兴奋。
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It heightened her sensibility and armoured her apart . 它提高了她的感受性,同时又把她团团围住和一切隔离开来。
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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。
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Coming as it did on the eve of a major war, its drama was heightened . 由于它发生在一次世界大战的前夜,其戏剧性就更高。
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Was his present instinct genuine or the product of a heightened nervousness ? 他目前的本能是真实的,还是高度紧张的结果?
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As the reign of elizabeth proceeded the religious atmosphere heightened . 伊丽莎白的统治年复一年,宗教紧张气氛与日俱增。
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It made him feel alive and gave him a heightened sense of the value of himself . 它使他感到虎虎有生气,并使他对自己有更高的评价。