magnify
美音:[´mægnə´faı
]
英音:[´mægnə´faı
]
vt.放大,扩大,赞美,夸大,夸张 vi.有放大能力
难易程度:
magnify为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:magnified 过去分词:magnified 现在分词:magnifying 第三人称单数:magnifies
词根
magn,maj,max＝great（伟大的;壮大的）
近义词, 同义词
increase augment add to enlarge dilate expand grow wax get ahead gain strength advance run up rise ascend sprout aggrandize raise exalt deepen heighten strengthen intensify enhance magnify redouble aggravate exaggerate exasperate exacerbate add fuel to the fire add spread disperseoverestimate overrate overvalue overstate magnify exaggerate
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magnify
/'mægnɪfaɪ; `mæˇnə,faɪ/
v (pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] make (sth) appear larger, as a lens or microscope does （用放大器或显微镜）放大（某物）
*bacteria magnified to
1000 times their actual size 比实物放大1000倍的的细菌. =>illus 见插图.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) exaggerate (sth) 夸大（某事物）
*magnify the dangers, risks, uncertainties, etc 夸大危险性、冒险性、易变性等.
3 [Tn] (arch 古) give praise to (God) 赞美（上帝）
*My soul doth magnify the Lord. 我的心赞美上主的伟大.
v (pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] make (sth) appear larger, as a lens or microscope does （用放大器或显微镜）放大（某物）
*bacteria magnified to
1000 times their actual size 比实物放大1000倍的的细菌. =>illus 见插图.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) exaggerate (sth) 夸大（某事物）
*magnify the dangers, risks, uncertainties, etc 夸大危险性、冒险性、易变性等.
3 [Tn] (arch 古) give praise to (God) 赞美（上帝）
*My soul doth magnify the Lord. 我的心赞美上主的伟大.
magnify
v past tense and past participlemagnifiedpresent participlemagnifyingthird person singularmagnifies [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: magnifier, from Latin magnificus; MAGNIFICENT]
to make something seem bigger or louder, especially using special equipment
At the Sheffield arena, the speakers were magnified ten times on a giant screen.
A public address system magnifies all the little noises and coughs.
to make something seem more important than it really is
= exaggerate
The report tends to magnify the risks involved.
formal to make something much worse or more serious
The results of economic mismanagement were magnified by a series of natural disasters.
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: magnifier, from Latin magnificus; MAGNIFICENT]
to make something seem bigger or louder, especially using special equipment
At the Sheffield arena, the speakers were magnified ten times on a giant screen.
A public address system magnifies all the little noises and coughs.
to make something seem more important than it really is
= exaggerate
The report tends to magnify the risks involved.
formal to make something much worse or more serious
The results of economic mismanagement were magnified by a series of natural disasters.
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