intense /inˈtens/ adj. 强烈，剧烈；紧张的，认真的：intense anger 暴怒；intense longing 热望； intense devotion to duty 认真负责The heat from the furnace is intense. 炉子酷热。She did not go out because of the intense cold. 她没有出去因为太冷了。［考句］The music aroused an intense feeling of homesickness in him.这首音乐引起他强烈的思乡情感。
intensify /inˈtensifai/ vt. 使加剧，使加强：This intensified their economic crisis. 这加剧了他们的经济危机。Lying down only intensified the pain. 躺着只能增加疼痛。
