vt. & vi.加剧 (cause sth to) become more intense or intensive

　～ the cold　变得更加寒冷
　～ the pain　加剧疼痛
　～ one's struggle for peace　加强争取和平的斗争

　Blowing on fire intensifies the heat.　吹火使热度加强。
　The drought has intensified.　旱情加剧了。
　The pressures suddenly intensified.　各种压力突然加强了。
　Lying down only intensified the pain.　躺下反而加剧了疼痛。
　Failure only intensified my desire to succeed.　失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。
　The strong wind seemed to intensify the cold.　猛烈的大风似乎使得天气更加寒冷。
　A clear atmosphere intensifies the blue of the sky.　纯净的空气使天空变得更蓝。
　That process has been greatly intensified.　那一过程被大大地加强了。
　Efforts to search the injured men have been intensified because of a sudden deterioration in weather conditions.　由于天气骤然变坏，寻找受伤人员的工作要加紧进行。

 ♣ intensify, aggravate, heighten
　这组词都可表示“加剧”。其区别是：intensify指深化或加强事物的本质特征；aggravate指加剧令人不快或困难的形势；heighten指使某物的某种性质变得不同一般地显著或突出。