intensify

动词 intensify:

1. increase in extent or intensity
   同义词：escalate, step up
2. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
   同义词：compound, heighten, deepen
3. become more intense
   同义词：deepen
4. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

1. My first failure only intensify my desire to succeed.
   我的初次失败只更加强了我成功的信念。
2. Her anger intensified.
   她更加生气了。
3. The terrorists have intensified their bombing campaign.
   恐怖分子增加了炸弹爆炸活动。

in.ten.si.fy

v.（动词）
in.ten.si.fied,in.ten.si.fy.ing,in.ten.si.fies
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make intense or more intense:
增强或加强：
例句：
The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate`s background.
新闻界已增强了对该人背景的调查

To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
增加（照片图象）的对比度
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become intense or more intense:
变强或增强：
例句：
The search intensified as dusk approached.
黄昏将至，搜索加强了

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