单词 | intensified |
释义 | intensified (once / 1568 pages) adj Use the adjective intensified to describe something that has become stronger or faster, like an intensified effort that brought a football team back from near-certain defeat. To correctly pronounce intensified, accent the second syllable: "in-TEN-suh-fied." Intensified is the adjective form of the verb intensify, which means "to make stronger, sharper, deeper" or "to heighten." So something that is intensified has been made stronger, sharper, or deeper, or has been heightened, like an intensified search for a missing person. WORD FAMILYintensify: intensification, intensified, intensifier, intensifies, intensifying+/intensification: intensifications/intensifier: intensifiers USAGE EXAMPLESReliability improves because of intensified repairs and maintenance under the SafeTrack program. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) When he responded that it was not unusual for a buyout group to be rewarded with 20 percent of the company, the criticism intensified. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Their desire to stay is only intensified by Joe’s illness: He’s battled brain cancer for four years. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) adj made more intense the intensified scrutiny of the candidate's background Syn intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
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