enhance
verb OPAL W
/ɪnˈhɑːns/
/ɪnˈhæns/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they enhance | /ɪnˈhɑːns/ /ɪnˈhæns/ |
| he / she / it enhances | /ɪnˈhɑːnsɪz/ /ɪnˈhænsɪz/ |
| past simple enhanced | /ɪnˈhɑːnst/ /ɪnˈhænst/ |
| past participle enhanced | /ɪnˈhɑːnst/ /ɪnˈhænst/ |
| -ing form enhancing | /ɪnˈhɑːnsɪŋ/ /ɪnˈhænsɪŋ/ |
- enhance something to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of somebody/something
提高；增强；增进 - This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.
这是提高公司声誉的机会。 - things that can significantly enhance the quality of your life
能极大地提高你生活质量的东西 - The runner says he's never used steroids to enhance his performance.
跑步者说他从未使用类固醇来提高成绩。 - The new initiative will enhance our ability to respond to threats abroad.
这项新举措将增强我们应对国外威胁的能力。 - The project was designed to enhance the experience of museum visitors.
该项目旨在提高博物馆参观者的体验。 - the skilled use of make-up to enhance your best features
熟练地利用化妆以突出容貌的优点 - The techniques should greatly enhance the prospects for children with learning difficulties.
这些技术将极大地提高学习困难儿童的前景。 - These latest discoveries have further enhanced our understanding of the origins of the universe.
这些最新发现进一步增强了我们对宇宙起源的理解。
- The attractiveness of the book is much enhanced by Mark Stevens' drawings.
马克·史蒂芬斯的绘画大大增强了这本书的吸引力。 - The images have been digitally enhanced.
这些图像经过了数码处理，清晰多了。 - reforms designed to enhance market efficiency
目的在于提高市场效率的改革 - Most people seek to enhance their status at work in whatever ways they can.
大多数人都为提升自己的职位而尽费手段。 - The images can be enhanced using digital technology.
运用数字技术可以提升图像的画质。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- can
- could
- may
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- digitally enhanced
- surgically enhanced
词源Middle English (formerly also as inhance): from Anglo-Norman French enhauncer, based on Latin in- (expressing intensive force) + altus ‘high’. The 词源ally meant ‘elevate’ (literally and figuratively), later ‘exaggerate, make appear greater’, also ‘raise the value or price of something’. Current senses date from the early 16th cent. - This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.