heightening

英 [ˈhaɪtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈhaɪtnɪŋ]

v.  (使)加强，提高，增加
heighten的现在分词

现在分词：heightening　

BNC.49149 / COCA.41504

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

• Shakespeare also describes emotional distress as blunting or heightening sensitivity to touch and pain.
  莎士比亚也对悲痛情感进行了描述，有时直言不讳，有时也通过增强对触觉及疼痛的敏感来表达。
• Research Summary of the Key Technologies in the Heightening Project of Danjiangkou Dam
  丹江口大坝加高工程关键技术研究综述
• Analysis of Design and Operation of Power Supply System for the Danjiangkou Dam Heightening Project
  对丹江口大坝加高工程供电系统设计及运行的分析
• The engineering geological drilling exploration is carried out in the Mijiangou tailings dam area to serve the heightening design of enlarging its volume.
  米箭沟尾矿坝为了进行加高设计而进行了尾矿库区的地质钻孔勘探。
• And the occupation of the north hurt trade and agriculture, heightening chronic food shortages.
  而对北部地区的占领损害了贸易和农业，加剧长期粮食短缺。
• Finally, the composition seeks the heightening sense of drama by drawing us into the vortex like painting.
  最后，这部作品巧妙的运用月光下的漩涡，引导观众进入画面的核心，感受它所隐藏的戏剧性色彩。
• The fear of bedbugs is also heightening intimacy tensions.
  对床虱的恐惧也进一步危及了亲密关系。
• Since there is less research on the heightening and consolidating the floodgate suffering the mass-subsidence, this paper does it.
  对于大沉陷量地区水闸的加高加固技术，目前研究的较少。
• Even a casual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere.
  即便是不经意的旁观者也一定已经觉察到本就紧张的气氛进一步加剧了。
• The season does induce a quickening of the blood and a heightening of humankind's sensual pleasures.
  这个季节的确会加速血液循环、提高人们感官的兴奋程度。