am·pli·fy
verb/ˈæmplɪfaɪ/
/ˈæmplɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amplify | /ˈæmplɪfaɪ/ /ˈæmplɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it amplifies | /ˈæmplɪfaɪz/ /ˈæmplɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple amplified | /ˈæmplɪfaɪd/ /ˈæmplɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle amplified | /ˈæmplɪfaɪd/ /ˈæmplɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form amplifying | /ˈæmplɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈæmplɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] amplify something to increase something in strength, especially sound
放大，增强（声音等） - to amplify a guitar/an electric current/a signal
放大吉他声音；增强电流／信号
- to amplify a guitar/an electric current/a signal
- [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to add details to a story, statement, etc.
阐发，充实（故事、事情、陈述等） - She refused to amplify further.
她拒绝提供详情。 - amplify something You may need to amplify this point.
你可能需要对这一点进一步予以说明。
- She refused to amplify further.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.