mag·ni·fy
verb/ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/
/ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they magnify | /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it magnifies | /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪz/ /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple magnified | /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle magnified | /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form magnifying | /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- magnify something (to/by something) to make something look bigger than it really is, for example by using a lens or microscope
放大 - bacteria magnified to 1 000 times their actual size
放大了 1 000 倍的细菌 - an image magnified by a factor of 4
放大了 4 倍的图像 - The picture shows the insect’s head magnified ten times.
这张图片上显示的是放大了10 倍的这种昆虫的头部。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- highly
- magnify something 50, 100, etc. times
- bacteria magnified to 1 000 times their actual size
- magnify something to make something bigger, louder or stronger
扩大；增强 - The sound was magnified by the high roof.
高高的屋顶使声音更响亮。 - The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
干燥的夏季加剧了缺水的问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- highly
- magnify something 50, 100, etc. times
- The sound was magnified by the high roof.
- magnify something to make something seem more important or serious than it really is
夸大（重要性或严重性）；夸张 - The daring of his exploits had been hugely magnified by constant telling.
他的英勇行为几经流传已被极大地夸大了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- highly
- magnify something 50, 100, etc. times
- The daring of his exploits had been hugely magnified by constant telling.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘show honour to (God)’ and ‘make greater’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great’. The current senses date from the mid 17th cent.