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		heighten美 ['haɪt(ə)n]  英 ['haɪt(ə)n]  第三人称单数:heightens  现在分词:heightening  过去式:heightened   v.+n. heighten effect,heighten sensation v. intensify,amplify,increase,enhance,add to 1.  | (使)加强,提高,增加if a feeling or an effectheightens , or sthheightens it, it becomes stronger or increases  |  
  | Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack. 最近的炸弹袭击之后,情势更加紧张。  |   | 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。  |  
 v.  | 1. to make something such as a feeling or emotion greater or more intense, or become greater or more intense 2. to make something such as a colour appear brighter or stronger, or appear to become brighter or stronger 3. to make something higher, or become higher 4. if something heightens a feeling or emotion, or if a feeling or emotion heightens, it becomes stronger 5. make stronger or greater;increase 1. to make something such as a feeling or emotion greater or more intense, or become greater or more intense 2. to make something such as a colour appear brighter or stronger, or appear to become brighter or stronger 3. to make something higher, or become higher 4. if something heightens a feeling or emotion, or if a feeling or emotion heightens, it becomes stronger 5. make stronger or greater;increase  |  
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