Word · Frequency #6475
intensify
加强；强化；加剧
核心释义
to make something stronger, more serious, or more extreme
- 1.
使变得更强烈；加强。
To render more intense.
- 2.
变得更强烈；以更大的力量或能量行事。
To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
加剧；增强；变强烈；使变得更强烈；加强。；变得更强烈；以更大的力量或能量行事。；加强；强化
用法In use
The company plans to intensify its marketing efforts next year.
用法提示：这里 intensify 是及物动词，表示‘加强’。
As the drought continued, the need for water intensified.
用法提示：这里 intensified 是不及物动词的过去式，表示‘强化’。
The coach told the players to intensify their training before the match.
用法提示：这里 intensify 是及物动词不定式，表示‘加强’。
intensify + noun
及物用法，宾语通常是抽象名词，如effort, pressure, conflict等。
The government decided to intensify security measures at the airport.
政府决定加强机场的安全措施。
intensify (intransitive)
不及物用法，主语通常是冲突、天气、声音等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- intensify efforts
- 加强努力
- The government must intensify efforts to reduce pollution.政府必须加强努力减少污染。
- intensify competition
- 加剧竞争
- The new policy will intensify competition among companies.新政策将加剧公司之间的竞争。
- intensify training
- 加强训练
- The team intensified training before the final match.球队在决赛前加强了训练。
- intensify pressure
- 加大压力
- The opposition parties are intensifying pressure on the prime minister.反对党正在加大对首相的压力。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想in（进入）+tense（紧张）+ify（使），使紧张程度加强，即强化。
语境与语域Context & Register
{"register": "mixed", "contexts": ["冲突", "努力", "情感"], "note_zh": "intensify 一词在正式与非正式语境中均可使用，但多用于书面或较为正式的场合，强调程度加深。"}
语法说明Grammar Note
既可作及物动词（加强），也可作不及物动词（强化）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ify' (satisfy, amplify, justify) share the suffix but are stressed on the first syllable, while intensify is stressed on the second. Words ending in '-ense' (intense, dense, tense) share a spelling pattern but do not rhyme due to differing syllable count.
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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