| 单词 | heighten |
| 释义 | heighten verb[IorT] uk/ˈhaɪ.tən/us/ˈhaɪ.t̬ən/toincreaseor make somethingincrease,especiallyanemotionoreffect: （使）（尤指某种情绪或效果）增强，加强Thestrongpolicepresenceonly heightened thetensionamong thecrowd.大批警察的出现只能使人群更加紧张。 Increasing and intensifying
heighten| American Dictionaryheighten verb[I/T] us/ˈhɑɪt·ən/toincrease,esp. anemotionoreffect: [I]As theexcitementheightened, theaudiencebeganstampingtheirfeet. [T]The highwindsheightenedconcernsaboutforestfires. Examplesofheightenheighten The interpretative difficulties of these reversions are heightened as soon as we acknowledge that there was more than a fictional character at stake. From theCambridge English Corpus For myself, repeated reading has heightened appreciation of both its achievement and its gaps. From theCambridge English Corpus Other exercises aim in particular at heightening the actor's sensory awareness. From theCambridge English Corpus Security concerns are naturally heightened during such events. From theCambridge English Corpus The risk may also be heightened when the practitioner is alone and the judgement or opinion of another practitioner is not readily available. From theCambridge English Corpus These differences may be heightened further by the exaggerated prosody of child-directed speech. From theCambridge English Corpus Shortly before passage, turmoil over private benefits was intense and interest in state measures heightened. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, it is unlikely that blackballing activities caused or heightened voter cynicism. From theCambridge English Corpus The recently increased numbers of visitors to concentrations of wildlife, and to penguin rookeries in particular, have heightened concern over this issue. From theCambridge English Corpus This effect is heightened by the increasing importance of trade impediments, which have a much higher information complexity than the tariff, such as sanitary standards. From theCambridge English Corpus The implications of these patterns for heightening our understanding of mortuary ritual are explored in depth. From theCambridge English Corpus He then maintains this division through the remaining numbers, using the 'rhythmic characterisation' toheightenthe conflict between the two sopranos. From theCambridge English Corpus For an audience who imagined the very insiderness of this show to be a privilege, the outsiderness of the lyrics heightened the glow. From theCambridge English Corpus Because listeners pay heightened attention to per formed ideological positions, framing plays a critical role in shaping the norms for interpreting social truths. From theCambridge English Corpus But, incidents of violence could acquire heightened political significance in different contexts. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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