INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCMORE THAN BEFOREif something heightens a feeling, effect etc, or if a feeling etc heightens, it becomes stronger or increases (使)加强,(使)增加SYN intensify, → strengthen
There are fears that the march will heighten racial tension.
有人担心这次游行会加深种族间的紧张局势。
Increased levels of fat in the diet could heighten the risk of cancer.
饮食中脂肪摄入量的提升会增加患癌症的风险。
heighten (somebody’s) awareness (of something) (=make people realize something more clearly) 提高(某人对某物的)意识
The case has heightened public awareness of the problem of sexual harassment.
heighten (somebody’s) awareness (of something)• McKenna had me look skyward to help release a burst of alpha waves, the ones that make you heighten your awareness.• This week it has launched the Depression Awareness Week Nationwidecampaign to inform and heighten public awareness about depression.• Gary McCaleb, mayor of Abilene, Texas, said Brown could heighten awareness about the importance of city government.• Despite heightened public awareness in the last decade, the need for donatedorgans still far exceeds the supply.• This will heighten your awareness of little-word buildup, and help you revise quickly.• Police hope the busadvertising campaign will help heighten public awareness of OperationBlade.• Obviously, television has heightened awareness of the sport, but that is only half the story.• Yet the very decision not to touch only served to heighten the awareness of what could happen when they did.