magnify
magnify
(-ies, ied)
[with obj.]
magnifier
noun
语源
(-ies, ied)
[with obj.]
- 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。
■increase the volume of (a sound)
放大（音量）
■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。
■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。 - (archaic)extol; glorify
(古)赞美；颂扬
praise the Lord and magnify Him.
赞美上帝并颂扬他。
magnifier
noun
语源
- 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
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