heighten

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #43228 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 增高, 提高, 加强 vi. 升高, 变大

发音

其它 /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/

词形变化

heightened heightenest heighteneth heightening heightens 三单 heightens heightening 现在分词 heightened 过去式 heightened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

提高；增高；加强；使更显著

动词

升高；变强

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

    提高

  2. 2.

    To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.

    to heighten beauty

    to heighten a flavor or a tint

    to heighten awareness

    to heighten tension

    the excitement heightened

    “That’s heightened by the impact of climate change,” she added.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

raise rise compound enhance sharpen intensify deepen

上位词 9

raise lift increase compound elevate intensify deepen bring up get up

下位词 10

raise fan enhance sharpen amplify heat up screw up hot up overclock potentiate

相关短语

heighten up

词源

From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).

来源：wiktionary