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单词 aggrandize
释义
aggrandize
əgrændaɪz əˈgrænˌdaɪz ˈægrənˌdaɪz
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense aggrandizes, present participle aggrandizing, past tense , past participle aggrandized
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 aggrandise
VERB 吹捧;抬高(地位);使更辉煌 To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive. 吹捧;抬高(地位);使更辉煌 [disapproval]
  • At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

    我父亲在餐桌上总是滔滔不绝地炫耀并吹嘘自己。

  • ...plans to aggrandise the building. [VERB noun]

    扩充该大楼的计划

SYN exaggerate, advance, promote, intensify
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