heighten
verb [intransitive, transitive]Word Family
- high adjective noun adverb
- highly adverb
- height noun
- heighten verb
if a feeling or an effect heightens, or something heightens it, it becomes stronger or increases （使）加強，提高，增加 Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack. 最近的炸彈襲擊之後，情勢更加緊張。 - heighten something
The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the disease. 這場運動的目的是使公衆更加了解這種疾病。 His breakdown was followed by a period of heightened activity. 他的崩潰之後是一段時間的高度活躍。 Fears of further racial conflict were heightened by news of the riots. 暴亂的消息使人們更加擔心會爆發進一步的種族沖突。 The drug is said to give users a heightened sense of well-being. 據說這種藥物能給使用者帶來更高的幸福感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- greatly
- further
- …
- serve to