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1. VERB 放大;扩大 To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror. 

  • This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times...

    这种型号的迪格斯望远镜可将图像放大11倍。

  • A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.

    透镜会把图片放大，就像在看巨大的电视屏幕一样。

  • ...magnifying lenses.

    放大镜

2. VERB 加强;加大;加剧 To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity. 

  • Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters...

    贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。

  • Their noises were magnified in the still, wet air.

    他们的喧闹声在凝滞而潮湿的空气中显得更吵了。

  • ...using bank loans to magnify his buying power.

    利用银行贷款加强他的购买力

3. VERB 夸大;夸张 If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is. 

  • They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details...

    他们不去把握大局，而是在细枝末节上花费时间大做文章。

  • Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.

    稍有不满便会被上纲上线。

Verb

1. increase in size, volume or significance;

  • "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

2. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth;

  • "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

3. make large;

  • "blow up an image"

医学

  • 1.放大：用透镜或适当镜片使物体的外观变大

计算机

  • 1.【动】放大
1. He tried to magnify the part he played in the battle.
他试图夸大他在战斗中发挥的作用。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. My soul does magnify the Lord.
我的心确实是赞美上帝的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Telescopes and microscopes magnify.
望远镜和显微镜能放大。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》