intensify
英 [ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ] 美 [ɪnˈtɛnsəˌfaɪ]

vt.& vi.

（使）增强，（使）加剧；增加（照片图象）的对比度；变强或增强；

变形

过去式：intensified过去分词：intensified现在分词：intensifying第三人称单数：intensifies

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 加剧 (cause sth to) become more intense or intensive

英英释义

intensify[ in'tensifai ]

• v.
  • increase in extent or intensity

    同义词：escalatestep up

  • make more intense, stronger, or more marked

    同义词：compoundheightendeepen

  • become more intense

    同义词：deepen

  • make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• intensify the cold变得更加寒冷
• intensify the pain加剧疼痛
• intensify one's struggle for peace加强争取和平的斗争

同近义词辨析

increase, reinforce, intensify, strengthen, aggravate

这组词都有“加强”的意思，其区别是：

increasev.指数量上的增加。

The number of people has been increased.人数增加了。

reinforcev.增援，一般用于军队或警察的行动；(以添加材料等)加固。

A police officer saw three thieves robbing a bank and radioed to reinforce him.一位警察看到三个盗贼抢劫银行，用无线电话要求增援。

intensify v.使变得更强烈、剧烈，加剧，相当于to become more intense or intensive。

intensify colors加深色彩intensify hatred加深仇恨

strengthen v.加强，巩固，增强，相当于to become stronger。

Exercising every day strengthens the heart.每天锻炼可以提高心脏的功能。

Competition, they believe, strengthens the national character rather than corrupt it.人们认为竞争加强了民族性而不是破坏了它。

aggravatev.加重(负担、罪行、病情等)，使之恶化。

I hurt my foot, then aggravated it by trying to walk too soon.我的脚受伤了，而过早的下地走路又加重了伤情。

tighten, focus, intensify, fasten

tighten加紧，收紧

focus集中

intensify加强，强化

fasten系紧，扣紧

enhance, raise, heighten, intensify, aggravate

enhance提高，增强：靠增添某种能增强物质的价值、魅力或声望的东西以指某物超出常规水平或通常的喜人程度或吸引力

raise提高，增强，养育，种植，饲养

heighten提高到超出平常、陈腐或平庸之辈的承程度，并在尖锐和深刻方面有所增强，表示常规合习惯，现状的升级，侧重加强加深加重

intensify一物的加深加强强化到很显著、罕见的深度式强度，尤其是在其特性方面

aggravate明显加强了那已是令人不快、困难重重的环境，条件的严重性，说明严重性的增加，要求给与注意

tighten, intensify, fasten

tighten加紧，收紧，侧重强调数量，活动，情感，不和control搭配；

intensify加强，强化；

fasten系牢，扣紧，多接具体名词

enhance, heighten, intensify, aggravate

这组词都有“加强，增强”的意思，其区别是：

enhance侧重指增加价值，魅力或声望等使人或物具有超科寻常的吸引力。

heighten通常指使某物的某种性质变得不同于一般的显著或突出。

intensify指深化或强化某事或某物，尤指其特别之处。

aggravate指加剧令人不快或困难的形势。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. You must intensify your sense of responsibility.
   你必须加强责任感。
2. We need to intensify our effort to fight corruption and to prevent and eliminate its root causes.
   加大治本力度，从源头上预防和治理腐败。
3. Her anger intensified.
   她更加生气了。

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