heightening
/ˈhaɪ.tən/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaɪtənɪŋ] /ˈhaɪ.t̬ən/ (ame, ipa)
heightening — 動詞
- heighteningpresent simple I / you / we / they
- heightenings3rd person singular
- heighteninging-ing form
- heighteningedpast simple
1. making a feeling, effect, or quality become stronger, sharper, or easier to noti
加深；增強
使情緒、效果或感受變得更強烈或更明顯
making a feeling, effect, or quality become stronger, sharper, or easier to notice, or becoming stronger in this way.
The slow music in the background was clearly heightening the tension during the chess match.
背景裡緩慢的音樂，明顯加深了那場西洋棋對局的緊張感。
heighten + abstract noun (tension)
Yara felt the storm siren heightening everyone's fear in the crowded school gym.
Yara 感到，暴風警報聲正在加深擁擠的學校體育館裡每個人的恐懼。
heighten + fear in a public place
Lan said the dark paint was heightening the gloomy mood of the small bedroom.
Lan 說，深色油漆正在加深那間小臥室陰沉的氣氛。
Each new explosion was heightening the children's fear as they waited underground.
每一次新的爆炸聲，都在加深那些躲在地下等待的孩子們的恐懼。
Candlelight was heightening Nora's awareness of every small sound outside the tent.
燭光正在增強 Nora 對帳篷外每一個細小聲音的察覺。
- intensifying
very close; often used for emotion or effort
- deepening
fits feelings of mystery, sadness, or trust
- sharpening
fits perception, contrast, or focus
- amplifying
more formal; common in written analysis
文法句型
heighten + noun
heighten + abstract noun
用法筆記
Most often used with abstract nouns naming feelings, effects, or perception, such as tension, fear, awareness, or contrast. In this form, it commonly appears in continuous tenses and in descriptions of a change that keeps building.