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

• Cross's interest heightened.
  克罗斯的兴趣浓厚起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Heightened focus on business-reputation risk and sensitive data protection is also driving closer internal scrutiny of controls.
  对企业声誉风险和敏感数据保护的高度关注还促使企业加强内部安全控制。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 political dangers are heightened by a serious deterioration in the economy.
  经济严重恶化，加剧了政治风险。