单词

heighten

读音

ˈhaɪtn

美式

英式

词根

Heighten 是由英语单词 "height" （高度）和后缀 "-en" （表示变大或变多）组成。

释义

vt. 提高；增高；加强；使更显著 vi. 升高；变强 [ 第三人称单数 heightens 现在分词 heightening 过去式 heightened 过去分词 heightened ]

例句

I think what screen dance will do, though, is heighten awareness of dance in general.

我认为荧屏舞蹈会在总体上提高人们对舞蹈的认知。

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。

But when the emotion that leads to stiffening the lip is more intense, and involves strong muscle tension, facial feedback may heighten emotional response.

但是当导致嘴唇僵硬的情绪变得更加强烈，并导致肌肉强烈绷紧时，面部表情反应就可能会增强情绪反应。

强化记忆

可以通过联想法来记忆此单词，例如heighten和height的发音相似，可以联想heighten就是使...高度增加，即提高，加强的意义。"Heighten"来源于中古英语的单词 "heht" ，原意为"兴奋"或"高亢"。后来，人们开始将这个词与身体或情感的"提高"或"加强"相联结。

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of national belongingand activate it, heighten itand inflame it.

to give the orchestra a wider range than most classical compositions.Exaggerated musical dynamics further heighten the drama.And harmonically, the piece has a clear emotional arc—

And that is so that people in poorer countriescan have a chance to heighten their standard of livingby building some of the infrastructure that we have already built,