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  • 反义词
  • 同义词解析
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  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义

heighten

[ˈhaɪtn] [ˈhaɪtn]
  • 第三人称单数:heightens;
  • 过去式:heightened;
  • 过去分词:heightened;
  • 现在分词:heightening;
  • 例句
    反义词
    • vt. & vi.
      heighten的反义词之:升高;增加
      reduce, lower,
    • heighten的反义词之:其他释义
      lower,
    同义词解析
    • 以下这些动词均有"加强,增强" 的意思
      enhance侧重指增加价值,魅力或声望等使人或物具有超科寻常的吸引力。
      heighten通常指使某物的某种性质变得不同于一般的显著或突出。
      intensify指深化或强化某事或某物,尤指其特别之处。
      aggravate指加剧令人不快或困难的形势。
    英语六级真题
      People who do not have access to a good listener may not only be denied the opportunity to heighten their self-awareness, but they are also denied valuable feedback as to the validity and acceptability of their inner thoughts and feelings.
      出自-2012年12月阅读原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • V-ERG
      (使)(情感)增强;(使)加深
      If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity.
      例句
      The move has heightened tension in the state... 该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。 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。
    英汉词典释义
    • vt. & vi.
      (使)变高, (使)增大
      Day by day the structure heightened. 建筑物逐日增高。
      (使)提高; (使)加强[重]
      The news heightened my fears. 这消息使我更加恐惧。
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. become more extreme;
      "The tension heightened"
      2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity;
      "heightened interest"
      3. increase;
      "This will enhance your enjoyment""heighten the tension"
      4. increase the height of;
      "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
      5. make (one's senses) more acute;
      "This drug will sharpen your vision"
      6. make more intense, stronger, or more marked;
      "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her""Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness""This event only deepened my convictions"