- to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to intensify
- to become acute
- to come to a head
This meaning refers to a situation or condition that grows stronger or more extreme over time.
This debate has recently started to intensify.
His emotions are becoming more intense on this issue.
This usage means that a situation or problem reaches a critical or severe stage.
The impact of the epidemic is beginning to become acute in many areas.
This meaning indicates that a situation is reaching a decisive or critical point, often after a build-up of tension or issues.
After several rounds of negotiation, the differences between the two sides have finally come to a head.
Their relationship came to a head after that argument.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiān ruì huà尖锐化máo dùn矛盾to intensify contradictionsjiān ruì huà尖锐化chōng tū冲突to escalate conflictsjiān ruì huà尖锐化wèn tí问题to bring issues to a headjiān ruì huà尖锐化tài shì态势to sharpen the situationjiān ruì huà尖锐化zhēng lùn争论to intensify disputesjiān ruì huà尖锐化jìng zhēng竞争to heighten competitionjiān ruì huà尖锐化guān xi关系to worsen relationsjiān ruì huà尖锐化qíng shì情势to exacerbate the circumstancesjiān ruì huà尖锐化máo dùn矛盾chōng tū冲突to intensify the contradiction and conflictjiān ruì huà尖锐化gōng gòng公共yì tí议题to intensify public issues