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

双语例句

• 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。
• This means we must greatly intensify internal reform and self-improvement efforts.
  必须大力加强政府自身改革和建设。
• -To intensify our collective efforts for the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
  -加紧进行集体努力，以管理、保护和可持续地开发所有各类森林。
• This could intensify the risk of a nuclear exchange.
  这可能会加剧爆发核战争的危险。
• Strengthen and improve the party's style of work and intensify the struggle against corruption.
  加强和改进党的作风建设，深入开展反腐败斗争。
• However, when we disturb the soil and leave it unprotected, we hasten and intensify this process.
  然而，当我们破坏了土壤和留下它保护的，我们加快和加强这一进程。
• Efforts are ongoing to intensify surveillance, case management, health education and vector control in the affected areas.
  目前正在受影响地区努力加强疫情监测、病例管理、卫生教育和媒介控制。
• Financial crisis and climate change provided China with opportunity to intensify the scientific and technological cooperation with Denmark.
  国内有关机构可抓住金融危机和气候变化的机遇，在低碳技术方面进一步强化与丹麦的科技合作。
• WHO calls on all its Member States to intensify action against cancer by developing and reinforcing cancer control programmes.
  世卫组织呼吁其所有会员国通过制定和加强癌症控制规划强化防治癌症的行动。
• Now is the time to intensify the struggle on all fronts.
  现在是在各条战线上加强斗争的时候了。