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

• Thus the Western powers should intensify the political and economic pressure on the regime.
  这样，西方大国应该加强对卡扎非施加政治与经济压力。
• These countries remain highly committed to eliminating the disease, and continue to intensify their leprosy control activities.
  这些国家对消灭这一疾病保持了高度承诺、并且不断加强麻风控制活动。
• I encourage you to intensify this work and engage even more with other international efforts in this field.
  我鼓励你们继续深化这些工作，并参与到该领域更多的国际活动中。
• To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.
  升高或增加数量或程度；增强。
• This can and should intensify.
  这种抗议可能（也应该会）加剧。
• The US and its allies must intensify their financial assistance to the Kiev government.
  美国及其盟友必须加强对基辅政府的财政援助。
• 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。
• We will intensify our work concerning social management and production safety.
  加强社会管理和安全生产工作。
• 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。
• 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。