magnify
动词 v.
英 /ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/
美 /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
— For they herde them speake with tonges, and magnify God.
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To make (something) larger or more important.
— But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. This only magnified the indispensable nature of the oligopolists.
- To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.
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To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
— Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.
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To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
— My Governess […] told him I was continually eating some Trash or other. […] But this magnified but little with my Father.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English magnifien, from Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus.
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