heighten

US [ˈhaɪt(ə)n]
UK ['haɪt(ə)n]
  • v.提高
  • Web加强；增加；增高
Simple Present：heightens  Present Participle：heightening  Past Tense：heightened  

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heighten
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1.
（使）加强，提高，增加if a feeling or an effectheightens , or sthheightens it, it becomes stronger or increases
Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.
最近的炸弹袭击之后，情势更加紧张。
The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the disease.
这场运动的目的是使公众更加了解这种疾病。

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And I hope the long wait of the last 5 weeks will heighten a desire to move beyond the bitterness and partisanship of the recent past.
我相信凡事所出皆有原因。我也希望过去五个星期的漫长等待会让我们更期待着去除近来的不愉快和党派分歧。
wǒ xiāng xìn fán shì suǒ chū jiē yǒu yuán yīn 。 wǒ yě xī wàng guò qù wǔ gè xīng qī de màn cháng děng dài huì ràng wǒ men gèng qī dài zhe qù chú jìn lái de bù yú kuài hé dǎng pài fēn qí 。
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The sight of your dear sister, however, was really dreadful; and to heighten the matter, I found her alone.
不过，看见你亲爱的妹妹，确实叫我害怕。而我单独与她见面，更是火上添油。
bú guò , kàn jiàn nǐ qīn ài de mèi mèi , què shí jiào wǒ hài pà 。 ér wǒ dān dú yǔ tā jiàn miàn , gèng shì huǒ shàng tiān yóu 。
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3.
when trying to heighten team harmony, increase morale, improve communication or repair broken trust in an organization.
在试图增加一个组织中的团队和谐、提振士气、加强沟通或修复受损的信任时，这种方法尤其有价值。
zài shì tú zēng jiā yī gè zǔ zhī zhōng de tuán duì hé xié 、 tí zhèn shì qì 、 jiā qiáng gōu tōng huò xiū fù shòu sǔn de xìn rèn shí , zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ yóu qí yǒu jià zhí 。
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4.
The rush of the water, and the booming of the mill, bring a dreamy deafness, which seems to heighten the peacefulness of the scene.
水的急流声，磨坊的轰隆声，给人带来了一种迷迷茫茫的耳聋的感觉，更替这景色增加了恬静的气氛。
shuǐ de jí liú shēng , mò fáng de hōng lōng shēng , gěi rén dài lái le yī zhǒng mí mí máng máng de ěr lóng de gǎn jué , gēng tì zhè jǐng sè zēng jiā le tián jìng de qì fēn 。
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5.
Traveling together will heighten romance this month, so if it is possible to slip away on a quick vacation in the first week, do.
一起旅行意志增高浪漫史这月，如此如果它是可能的到滑离开在第一个星期的一次快的假期，做。
yì qǐ lǚ xíng yì zhì zēng gāo làng màn shǐ zhè yuè , rú cǐ rú guǒ tā shì kě néng de dào huá lí kāi zài dì yī gè xīng qī de yī cì kuài de jià qī , zuò 。
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Feel the rush: Get a sense of thrill and adventure for committing the crime. Use the excitement to heighten your senses and to be alert.
紧迫感：对于这次犯罪要有冒险和兴奋意识，利用这种兴奋的情绪能加强你的感觉而更加灵敏。
jǐn pò gǎn : duì yú zhè cì fàn zuì yào yǒu mào xiǎn hé xīng fèn yì shí , lì yòng zhè zhǒng xīng fèn de qíng xù néng jiā qiáng nǐ de gǎn jué ér gèng jiā líng mǐn 。
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Google's market power and focus on providing easy-to-use services heighten its chances of having an impact.
谷歌的实力加上对提供便捷服务的重视令其有望产生更大的影响力。
gǔ gē de shí lì jiā shang duì tí gōng biàn jié fú wù de zhòng shì lìng qí yǒu wàng chǎn shēng gèng dà de yǐng xiǎng lì 。
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The question ignores what must always remain the fundamental aspiration of art: not to copy nature but to heighten our awareness of it.
这个问题忽略了一点，即艺术一直以来的基本追求：不去复制自然，而去提高我们对自然的觉识。
zhè ge wèn tí hū lüè le yì diǎn , jí yì shù yì zhí yǐ lái de jī běn zhuī qiú : bù qù fù zhì zì rán , ér qù tí gāo wǒ men duì zì rán de jué shí 。
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It had important meaning to use double positive pressure no hurt ventilate to treat COPD, and heighten patients live quality.
对以后更好地应用双正压无创通气治疗COPD、提高患者生活质量有重大意义。
duì yǐ hòu gèng hǎo de yìng yòng shuāng zhèng yā wú chuàng tōng qì zhì liáo COPD 、 tí gāo huàn zhě shēng huó zhì liàng yǒu zhòng dà yì yì 。
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It seemed to heighten the sense of detachment in his photographs of anonymous intersections and streets.
他拍摄的无名十字路口和街道似乎给人一种超脱的感觉。
tā pāi shè de wú míng shí zì lù kǒu hé jiē dào sì hū gěi rén yī zhǒng chāo tuō de gǎn jué 。
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