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Magnify Magnified Make Sth ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ   [V N Verb

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magnify

[ˈmægnɪfaɪ]magnified, magnifying, magnifies

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magnified[415] magnifying[856]
放大(81%),夸大(19%)
vt.放大;赞美;夸大
vi.放大;有放大能力
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magnify ★☆☆☆☆
/mæ̱gnɪfaɪ/
1
[VERB 动词]放大;扩大 To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror.
  [V n n]
  [V n]
  [V-ing]
  • This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times...

    这种型号的迪格斯望远镜可将图像放大11倍。

  • A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.

    透镜会把图片放大,就像在看巨大的电视屏幕一样。

  • ...magnifying lenses.

    放大镜

2
[VERB 动词]加强;加大;加剧 To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.
  [V n]
  • Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters...

    贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。

  • Their noises were magnified in the still, wet air.

    他们的喧闹声在凝滞而潮湿的空气中显得更吵了。

  • ...using bank loans to magnify his buying power.

    利用银行贷款加强他的购买力

3
[VERB 动词]夸大;夸张 If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
  [V n]
  • They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details...

    他们不去把握大局,而是在细枝末节上花费时间大做文章。

  • Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.

    稍有不满便会被上纲上线。


Oxford
mag·nify / ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ ; NAmE ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ / verb ( mag·ni·fies , mag·ni·fy·ing , mag·ni·fied , mag·ni·fied ) 1 magnifysth (to/by sth) to make sth look bigger than it really is, for example by using a lensor microscope 放大 SYN
enlarge
bacteria magnified to 1 000 times their actual size 放大了 1 000 倍的细菌 an image magnified by a factor of 4 放大了 4 倍的图像
2 magnifysth to make sth bigger, louder or stronger 扩大;增强 The sound was magnified by the high roof. 高高的屋顶使声音更响亮。 The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages. 干燥的夏季加剧了缺水的问题。 3 magnifysth to make sth seem more important or serious than it really is 夸大(重要性或严重性);夸张 SYN
exaggerate
magnify magnifies magnified magnifying
mag·nify / ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ ; NAmE ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ /
LDC
magnifymag‧ni‧fy /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle magnified, present participle magnifying, third person singular magnifies) [transitive]
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1to 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.2to make something seem more important than it really is SYN  exaggerate:  The report tends to magnify the risks involved.3formal 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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