| 单词 | heighten |
| 释义 | heighten —heightener, n. /huyt"n/, v.t. 1. to increase the height of; make higher. 2. to increase the degree or amount of; augment: Cézanne's death heightened the value of his paintings. 3. to strengthen, deepen, or intensify: to heighten the plot of a story; to heighten one's awareness or appreciation; to heighten one's suffering. 4. to bring out the important features of, as in a drawing: to heighten a picture with Chinese white. v.i. 5. to become higher. 6. to increase: The tension heightened as the enemy forces advanced. 7. to brighten or become more intense. [1515-25; HEIGHT + -EN1] Syn. 1. See elevate. |
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