Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8474
heighten
提高, 加强, 增高
核心释义
vt.
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; increase the height of
- 1.
使高；使更高；升高。
To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- 2.
提高；增加；增强；使更大、更强烈、更牢固等。
To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
升高, 变大；使高；使更高；升高。；提高；增加；增强；使更大、更强烈、更牢固等。；增高；提高
用法In use
The loud music heightens the excitement of the party.
用法提示：heightens 作及物动词，意为'增加（程度）'。
The security measures were heightened after the threat.
用法提示：heightened 是过去式，表示'加强'。
The tension in the room is heightening as the deadline approaches.
用法提示：heightening 是现在分词，表示'加剧'。
heighten + noun
及物用法，表示提高或加强某事物。
The new policy will heighten security at airports.
新政策将加强机场的安全。
heighten + sb's + noun
及物用法，后接所有格+名词，表示增强某人的某种感觉或状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- heighten awareness
- 提高意识
- The campaign aims to heighten awareness of environmental issues.这项运动旨在提高人们对环境问题的意识。
- heighten tension
- 加剧紧张局势
- The dispute over the border has heightened tensions between the two countries.边界争端加剧了两国之间的紧张局势。
- heighten anxiety
- 增加焦虑
- Waiting for the test results only heightened her anxiety.等待测试结果只会增加她的焦虑。
- heighten interest
- 激发兴趣
- The documentary heightened my interest in marine biology.这部纪录片激发了我对海洋生物学的兴趣。
- heighten the sense of
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Height（高度）加-en，使高度增加，即‘提高’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式写作与演讲、日常对话与新闻报道 通常用于正式或半正式场合，如学术写作、新闻报道，也常用于日常表达中，表示程度或强度的增加。
语法说明Grammar Note
可作及物和不及物动词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ighten (frighten, brighten, lighten, tighten) and whiten (spelled -iten) rhyme with heighten, all pronounced /aɪtən/. However, kitten (spelled -itten) is a common lookalike with a different vowel sound (/ɪ/ instead of /aɪ/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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