magnify的意思 magnify的意思是什么

1. vt. 放大; 扩大 make (sth) appear larger (as with a lens or microscope)
2. vt. 夸大 exaggerate
3. vt. 夸奖; 赞美 extol; give praise to (God)

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

e.g. 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。
e.g. A lens wouldmagnify 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。

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

e.g. Poverty and human follymagnify natural disasters...
贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。
e.g. 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。

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

e.g. 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。
e.g. Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.
稍有不满便会被上纲上线。

1. This is a microscope that magnifies greatly.
   这是台放大很多倍的显微镜。
2. This photograph won't probably magnify well.
   这张照片放大出来很可能效果不好。

1. A telescope magnifies the image of anything that one looks at through it.
   望远镜能把人们通过它看到的任何东西的图像放大。
2. A microscope magnifies bacteria so that they can be seen and studied.
   显微镜把细菌放大,使人们得以看见并研究它。
3. 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。
4. She tends to magnify all her problems.
   她一向乐于夸大她的问题。
5. They have magnified the peril.
   他们把危险夸大了。
6. He often magnifies himself against others.
   他常用抬高自己贬低对方的方法反对别人。
7. My soul does magnify the Lord.
   我的心确实是赞美上帝的。
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8. An object was magnified 200 times by the microscope.
   这架显微镜能把物体放大二百倍。

magnify to (v.+prep.)

夸大到… exaggerate sth to certain degree
magnify sth to sth

A simple mistake in judgement was often magnified to the proportions of a major crime.

在审判时,小的过失常常被夸大到滔天大罪。

magnify, amplify, augment, enlarge, increase

这组词的共同意思是“扩大,延伸”。其区别是：

enlarge指面积与范围的扩大,不能用以指重量、速度、时间的增大; increase可指距离、面积、力量、程度的增大,还可指数量、信心等增大和事物强度的加大,特别常用于统计方面; augment属于庄重用语,很少用来说明房屋、土地等物质的东西,通常用来表示势力、权势、财产、幸福、刑罚等增加或扩大; amplify是正式用语,在科技方面常指声音的扩大或电磁波的增强,也可指资料内容的增加; magnify指不从实际上,仅从外观上扩大某物,在俚语中, magnify有夸大事实、虚夸之义。例如:

His strength will increase when his health improves.他的健康好转后,体力也会增加的。

When sound is amplified, it can be heard a greater distance.声音一放大,可能传得更远。

He augments his wages by working in his free time.他在空闲时间加班以增加工资。

I want to enlarge the lawn.我要扩大草坪的面积。

He often magnifies himself against others.他常用抬高自己贬低对方的方法反对别人。

magnify, exaggerate

这组词都有“夸大,夸张”的意思。它们的区别是:

exaggerate多指“夸大”,带有强烈的“过火”意味,后常接较抽象的名词; magnify常表示“扩大”“放大”,后接意义比较具体的名词。试比较以下两个句子:

He often exaggerates the facts.

他老是夸大事实。

We magnify objects with a microscope.

我们用显微镜来放大物体。