magnify

🇬🇧 UK/'mægnɪfaɪ/🇺🇸 US/'mægnifai/

IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To make something appear larger, especially with a lens; to increase in size or importance; to exaggerate.

放大；夸大；赞美

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

magnifyother

=magnify

Common Collocations

1.magnify [by/times][通过...倍]放大
2.magnify [concerns/effects/impact]放大[关注/效果/影响]
3.[greatly/significantly] magnify[大幅度/显著地]放大

Example Sentences

1.
A microscope magnifies objects that are too small to see with the naked eye.
2.
A lens can magnify objects up to 100 times.
3.
The media magnified the scandal beyond reality.

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