1. vt. 放大; 扩大 make (sth) appear larger (as with a lens or microscope)
2. vt. 夸大 exaggerate
3. vt. 夸奖; 赞美 extol; give praise to (God)

1. increase in size, volume or significance;

   "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
   

2. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth;

   "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
   

3. make large;

   "blow up an image"
   

1.放大;扩大
Tomagnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror.

e.g. 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。
e.g. A lens wouldmagnify 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。

2.加强;加大;加剧
Tomagnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.

e.g. Poverty and human follymagnify natural disasters...
贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。
e.g. 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.夸大;夸张
If youmagnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.
稍有不满便会被上纲上线。

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