in·ten·si·fy
verb/ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/
/ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they intensify | /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/ /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it intensifies | /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪz/ /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple intensified | /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪd/ /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle intensified | /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪd/ /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form intensifying | /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- to increase in degree or strength; to make something increase in degree or strength
（使）加强，增强，加剧 - Violence intensified during the night.
在夜间暴力活动加剧了。 - The fighting in the area has intensified sharply.
该地区的战事陡然升级。 - intensify something The opposition leader has intensified his attacks on the government.
反对派领袖加强了对政府的攻击。 - The reforms served only to intensify the misery of the poorer peasants.
这些改革只是让贫困农民的日子更苦了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- dramatically
- rapidly
- …
- seem to
- tend to
- be likely to
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined by Coleridge. - Violence intensified during the night.