intensify

英 [ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ]

美 [ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ]

v.  (使)加强，增强，加剧

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

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牛津词典

verb

• （使）加强，增强，加剧
  to increase in degree or strength; to make sth increase in degree or strength
  1. Violence intensified during the night.
     在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
  2. The opposition leader has intensified his attacks on the government.
     反对派领袖加强了对政府的攻击。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 加强;强化;加剧
  If youintensifysomething or if itintensifies, it becomes greater in strength, amount, or degree.
  1. Britain is intensifying its efforts to secure the release of the hostages...
     英国正加紧努力确保人质的获释。
  2. The conflict is almost bound to intensify...
     冲突几乎注定会加剧。
  3. Groups of refugees are on the move following intensified fighting in the region.
     该地区战事加剧之后,大批难民开始逃离。

英英释义

verb

• become more intense
  1. The debate intensified
  2. His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
  Synonym:deepen
• make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  1. The efforts were intensified
  2. Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
  3. Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
  4. This event only deepened my convictions
  Synonym:compoundheightendeepen
• increase in extent or intensity
  1. The Allies escalated the bombing
  Synonym:escalatestep up
• make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

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