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ag·gran·dize /əˈɡrændaɪz/
vt.
1. 扩大…的权势；提高…的地位；增加…的财富；增大，扩充
seek to aggrandize oneself (one's family) at the expense of others 损害别人来谋取一己(家庭)的私利
aggrandize an empire 扩大帝国的版图
2. 夸大；吹捧
He always aggrandized the one and disparaged the other. 他总是吹捧一个贬低另一个。
[< Fr aggrandiss- < agrandir to enlarge <AD- ＋ L grandis great ＋ -IZE] |