v.(动词)

1. 升高，提高，加高，增高，变高，长高
2. 使更浓，使更显著，使突出
3. 增加，加强，加深，加剧，增大，加大
4. 变深，变（更）强，变浓，变（更）大，变更亮等
5. 使高尚

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)变高,(使)增大,(使)加强 make or become higher, greater or stronger

Verb:

1. become more extreme;

   "The tension heightened"
   

2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity;

   "heightened interest"
   

3. increase;

   "This will enhance your enjoyment"
   "heighten the tension"
   

4. increase the height of;

   "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
   

5. make (one's senses) more acute;

   "This drug will sharpen your vision"
   

6. make more intense, stronger, or more marked;

   "The efforts were intensified"
   "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"
   "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"
   "This event only deepened my convictions"
   

1.（使）（情感）增强;（使）加深
If somethingheightens a feeling or if the feelingheightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity.

e.g. The move has heightened tension in the state...
该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。
e.g. 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。

1. heighten

1. 提高：height-to-paper 铅字高度 |heighten 提高 | heil 嗨

2.

2. 增高：height 高度 |heighten 增高 | heir 继乘人

3. 使提高,加强：1.merge 合并(名词merger) | 2.heighten 使提高,加强 | 3.monopoly 垄断

4.

4. 加高：Education wise教育方向 |heighten加高 | Solidify变硬

A weakened immune system does not heighten the risks of catching a cold.

一个弱免疫系统是不会增加感冒的感染可能性的。

An older more experienced swimmer will shave his entire body to reduce resistance and heighten sensation in the water.

年龄较大更有经验的游泳运动员将会把他的全身收紧以减少阻力并增加水感。

The financial management must be strengthened so as to heighten economic profits.

要提高经济效益，必须加强财务管理。

So it is urgent for curriculum reform to reinforce teachers' team building and heighten the integrated quality of teachers.

加强教师队伍建设，提高教师的整体素质，是新课程改革的迫切要求。

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。

Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.

最近的炸弹袭击之后，情势更加紧张。

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。

The move has heightened tension in the state...

该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。

This will enhance your enjoyment ; heighten the tension.

这会增加你们的乐趣.

heighten efficiency ; predigest working procedure to reduce cost.

在工作范围内,不断提高效率、简化工作以降低成本.

Perform an operation is heighten safe?

动手术增高安全 吗 ?

Unlike her father a writer, Ella doesn't heighten her interest in reading and writing at all.

埃拉对阅读和写作根本提不起兴趣,这不像她的作家父亲.

He took advantage of every opportunity to heighten racial tensions.

他利用一切机会加剧种族间的紧张关系.

It is discovered that mischmetal can heighten ignition point of ZM 5 alloy obviously.

实验发现,混合稀土能明显提高ZM5镁合金的起燃温度.

When we heighten the data transmission speed , we should assure the reliability of the data transmission.

数据传输速率提高的同时必须保证数据传输的可靠性, 即保证一定的误比特率.

Accordingly, the requirement to computer hardware also subsequently heighten.

相应地, 对于电脑硬件的要求也就随之增高了.

A weakened immune system does not heighten the risks of catching a cold.

一个弱免疫系统是不会增加感冒的感染可能性的.

Afterfinish: advanced equipment and distinctive technices heighten the apparel with perfect toughness.

先进的后整设备、殊的后整工艺,使您的产品锦上添花,具有完美的质感.

CMM is an important model that can improve software process and heighten competence of software enterprise.

CMM是软件企业改善软件过程,提高软件企业竞争力的一个重要模型.

Manufacturers always implement VMI to decrease inventory and heighten inventory turnover.

本文认为,制造企业普遍实施供应商管理库存(VMI)来减少企业存货,提高存货周转率.

Systole presses heighten, diastolic pressure drops, pressing of arteries and veins also increases accordingly.

收缩压增高, 舒张压下降, 脉压也相应增大.

This power to instantly transform emotions, to lower or heighten their intensity, I call Transformational Vocabulary.

马上能改变人的情绪, 使其低沉或高昂的言词, 我称之为“转变词汇”.

It is shown that the improved coal ash adsorbent can obviously heighten the absorptivity of ions.

证明粉煤灰吸附剂显著提高了对水中离子的吸附性.

Researchers found that caffeine did indeed heighten the pressure felt.

研究者发现咖啡因确实会增强压迫感.

The current economic environment may heighten the importance of a company's loyalty program.

现今的经济环境可能更强调顾客品牌忠诚计画的重要性.

The policy of taking full responsibility for a task helps to heighten the farmers'enthusiasm.

实行大包干儿,有利于提高农民生产积极性.

They wanted to heighten the building by the addition of a third storey.

他们打算在建筑物上加建第三层楼.

The other hand, in the fund market positively in order to heighten the ability of profit.

另一方面, 积极参与资金市场,提高创利能力.

All the common discomforts of walking in the rainseemed to heighten the menace of his pursuer.

在雨中行走常见的一切不适之感,仿佛增加了他对跟踪者的恐惧.

At present, researchers are dedicating to mechanism investigation and parameters optimization to heighten its efficiency further.

目前, 研究者们正在不断的优化其参数,以提高其制冷效率.

Why , then, should they direct and heighten and provoke and curb every action of life?

既然如此, 它们又为什么会指导、或加强、或引起、或阻止生命中的每个行为 呢 ?

Target: heighten enterprise's strength, improve the welfare of the stuffs. '

目标: 增强企业实力, 提高员工生活的福利待遇.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Day by day the structure heightened.
   建筑物逐日增高。
2. As she waited, her fears heightened.
   她等着的时候更加恐惧了。
3. Their industry always heightened at the boss' approach.
   只要老板一到,他们就勤快起来了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. I am going to heighten the wall.
   我打算把围墙加高。
2. The builder heightened the doorway to accommodate the tall owner.
   建筑师把门口加高以适应这个高个子房主的需要。
3. The dramatic lighting heightened the effect of the exhibition.
   那引人注目的灯光加强了展览会的效果。
4. The automation line heightens the effect.
   自动线能提高效率。
5. This only heightens our admiration.
   这只能使我们更加敬佩。
6. The news heightened my fears.
   这消息使我更加恐惧。
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7. The building had been heightened by the addition of the second storey.
   这幢楼房从两层楼往上又加高了一层。

heighten further (v.+adv.)

进一步加强 strengthen further
heighten sth ⇔ further

It heightens still further the sense of speed.

它进一步加强了速度意识。

～+名词

• heighten%20sb%27s%20admiration">heighten sb's admiration使某人更加敬佩
• heighten%20sb%27s%20anger">heighten sb's anger使某人更加愤怒
• heighten%20the%20effect">heighten the effect提高效率
• heighten%20sb%27s%20fears">heighten sb's fears使某人更加恐惧
• heighten%20one%27s%20speed">heighten one's speed加快速度
• heighten%20the%20value%20of%20a%20painting">heighten the value of a painting提高一幅画的价值

～+副词

• heighten%20further">heighten further进一步加强
• heighten%20quickly">heighten quickly迅速增高
• heighten%20slowly">heighten slowly慢慢增高

• That church..had been simply repaired and heightened.

  出自：E. A. Freeman

• The severity of the headgear only served to heighten the beauty of her features.

  出自：M. M. Kaye

• The atmosphere of suspicion..was heightened by the theft.

  出自：D. Wigoder

v.(动词)

1. heighten的基本意思是“(使)变高”“(使)增大”“(使)加强”,既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。

v.(动词)

heighten, aggravate, intensify

这组词都可表示“加剧”。其区别是：

intensify指深化或加强事物的本质特征; aggravate指加剧令人不快或困难的形势; heighten指使某物的某种性质变得不同一般地显著或突出。

heighten, boost, elevate, enhance, exalt, grow, hoist, lift, raise

这组词都有“升,抬起,举高”“增加”的意思。它们的区别是：

1.raise 含有使物体达到应有的高度的含义,可表示“升职”。

2.elevate多是素质等方面提高。例如:

Reading good books elevates your mind.阅读好书能增进你的心灵修养。

The good news elevated everyone's spirits.这个好消息鼓舞了每个人的精神。

3.而lift强调物体的沉重,暗示举起来需要很大力量。通常只用于指克服重力“提升”某一具体事物。例如:

This window will not lift.这个窗户推不上去。

The low clouds began to lift.低空的云开始上升。

He lifted a heavy stone.他举起了一块重石。

4.exalt一般用于指“提高”职位或地位,是正式用语。例如:

The manager exalted many of his friends.经理提拔了他的许多朋友。

She thanked the President to exalt her.她感谢总统提拔她。

5.boost指在数量上或力量上的提高或增加。例如:

It is reported that they will boost the price of crude oil by another 30 yuan a barrel for exportation.据说他们要把出口的原油价格每桶又提高30元。

6.enhance是指在原有基础上增进价值、力量等。例如:

A beautiful garden enhances the appearance of a house.有个美丽的花园可使房屋更美丽。

The growth of a city often enhances the value of land close to it.城市的发展常常会提高其附近的地价。

7.heighten指在程度、强度方面加强或提高,可用于精神或物质方面。例如:

This only heightens our admiration.这只能使我们更加敬佩。

The building had been heightened by the addition of the second storey.这幢楼房从两层楼往上又加高了一层。

8.grow在作不及物动词时,表示体积、重量、长度、高度等增长。例如:

Babies grow very quickly.小孩长得很快。

The crops are growing well.庄稼长势很好。

Plants can't grow without water.没有水植物不能生长。

9.hoist指用机器将重物吊起。例如:

The sailor hoisted the cargo on board.水手们用机器把货物装在船上。