If something heightens a feeling or an effect, it makes that feeling or effect stronger. Fear can heighten; excitement can heighten; the tension in a room can heighten.

If something heightens a feeling or an effect如果某個東西heighten一種感覺或效果, it makes that feeling or effect stronger意思就是讓那個感覺或效果變得更強。Fear can heighten恐懼可以heighten; excitement can heighten興奮可以heighten; the tension in a room can heighten房間裡的緊張氣氛也可以heighten。

The word is not mainly about how tall a thing is, though you will sometimes see it used that way too (heighten a wall, heighten a fence).

The word is not mainly about how tall a thing is這個字主要不是在講一個東西有多高, though you will sometimes see it used that way too不過你有時候也會看到這樣用 (heighten a wall, heighten a fence)（heighten一道牆、heighten一道籬笆）。

With feelings, it is the everyday verb: news can heighten worry, music can heighten the mood, a sudden silence can heighten the drama. It is a little more formal than 'make stronger', so you meet it in stories, news, and school writing more than in chat.

With feelings對於感覺這方面, it is the everyday verb它是日常會用的動詞: news can heighten worry新聞可以heighten擔心, music can heighten the mood音樂可以heighten氣氛, a sudden silence can heighten the drama突然的安靜可以heighten戲劇張力。It is a little more formal than 'make stronger'它比'make stronger'正式一點, so所以 you meet it in stories, news, and school writing more than in chat你在故事、新聞和學校作文裡會比在聊天時更常遇到它。

It works two ways: something heightens a feeling (a person or a thing does it), or the feeling heightens by itself (it just grows).

It works two ways它有兩種用法: something heightens a feeling某個東西heighten一種感覺 (a person or a thing does it)（是人或東西讓它發生的）, or the feeling heightens by itself或者是那個感覺自己heighten (it just grows)（自己變強）。