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单词 magnify
释义
magnify
(mægnɪfaɪ )
Word forms: magnifies , magnifying , magnified
1. verb
To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror.
This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times. [VERB noun noun]
A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen. [VERB noun]
...magnifying lenses. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: enlarge, increase, boost, expand  
2. verb
To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.
Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters. [VERB noun]
Their noises were magnified in the still, wet air. [VERB noun]
...using bank loans to magnify his buying power. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen  
3. verb
If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details. [VERB noun]
Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: exaggerate, overdo, overstate, build up  
Collocations:
magnify an effect
Shallow television reality shows magnify the effect, with their melodramatic music and manipulative tropes.
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These rules expanded the abilities of the smaller units accordingly, to magnify their effect on the overall battle.
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Most people will be familiar with transient lightheadedness after getting out of a hot bath or warm bed, and tamsulosin magnifies that effect.
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Moreover, policy distortions in these countries work to magnify the effects of adverse shocks.
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Improvements in the world copper market have magnified the effect of this volume increase on revenues and foreign exchange earnings.
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Translations:
Chinese: 放大
Japanese: 拡大するレンズなどで
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