magnify

英 [ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ]

v.  放大; 扩大; 增强; 夸大(重要性或严重性); 夸张

过去分词：magnified　第三人称单数：magnifies　现在分词：magnifying　过去式：magnified　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11203 / COCA.9568

牛津词典

verb

• 放大
  to make sth look bigger than it really is, for example by using a lens or microscope
  1. bacteria magnified to 1 000 times their actual size
     放大了1 000倍的细菌
  2. an image magnified by a factor of 4
     放大了4倍的图像
• 扩大；增强
  to make sth bigger, louder or stronger
  1. The sound was magnified by the high roof.
     高高的屋顶使声音更响亮。
  2. The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
     干燥的夏季加剧了缺水的问题。
• 夸大（重要性或严重性）；夸张
  to make sth seem more important or serious than it really is

柯林斯词典

• VERB 放大;扩大
  Tomagnifyan object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...magnifying lenses.
     放大镜
• VERB 加强;加大;加剧
  Tomagnifysomething means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.
  1. Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters...
     贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。
  2. 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。
  3. ...using bank loans to magnify his buying power.
     利用银行贷款加强他的购买力
• VERB 夸大;夸张
  If youmagnifysomething, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
  1. 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。
  2. Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.
     稍有不满便会被上纲上线。

英英释义

verb

• make large
  1. blow up an image
  Synonym:blow upenlarge
• increase in size, volume or significance
  1. Her terror was magnified in her mind
  Synonym:amplify
• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  1. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
  Synonym:overstateexaggerateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperboliseamplify

双语例句

• 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。
• These groups and individuals magnify hate crimes by blacks in order to back their social agenda.
  这些团体和个人为了给自己提出的社会议题造舆论而极力夸大黑人的攻击性犯罪。
• They have no need to magnify the importance of their achievements.
  他们没有必要夸大他们成绩的重要性。
• This microscope can magnify bacteria three thousand times their actual size.
  这台显微镜可以把细菌放大三千倍。
• So it is a wonderful way to magnify the effect and to measure it.
  这是个很好的方法，来放大影响并测量它。
• Experts say environmental degradation such as deforestation and pollution will likely magnify the impacts of climate change.
  专家认为，环境恶化，如森林砍伐和环境污染，将很可能加剧气候变化造成的影响。
• According to timing potential, three kinds of cylinder wire face angles in combing machine can magnify properly.
  根据定时潜力可适当放大三类精梳机锡林齿面角。
• Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.
  稍有不满便会被上纲上线。
• Industrialization and geographic mobility tended to magnify social distinctions.
  工业化和地理流动性很可能扩大社会差别。