magnify
/ˈmægnɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1
- make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope（尤指用透镜或显微镜）放大, 扩大：
the retinal image will be magnified.
网膜像视会被放大。
1.1
- increase the volume of (a sound)放大（音量）。
1.2
- intensify增大, 加强：
the risk is magnified if there is any dirty material next to the skin.
如果皮肤旁边有脏物危险性会增大。
1.3
- exaggerate the importance or effect of夸大, 夸张：
she tended to magnify the defects of those she disliked.
她喜欢夸大她不喜欢人物的缺点。
2
- archaic extol; glorify〈古〉赞美; 颂扬：
praise the Lord and magnify Him.
赞美上帝并颂扬他。
派生词
magnifier
noun词源
late Middle English （in the senses 'show honour to (God)' and 'make greater in size or importance'）： from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus 'great'. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.