heighten

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
    — Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, is being heightened by one metre in a £3.6 million project to reduce delays caused by flooding.
  2. To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
    — to heighten beauty

词形变化

heightens present,singular,third-person heightening participle,present heightened participle,past heightened past

词汇关系

反义词
lessen
衍生词
heightener heighten up overheighten reheighten

词源

From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).
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