magnifies

英 [ˈmæɡnɪfaɪz]

美 [ˈmæɡnɪfaɪz]

v.  放大; 扩大; 增强; 夸大(重要性或严重性); 夸张
magnify的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 放大;扩大
  Tomagnifyan object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...magnifying lenses.
     放大镜
• VERB 加强;加大;加剧
  Tomagnifysomething means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.
  1. Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters...
     贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。
  2. 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. ...using bank loans to magnify his buying power.
     利用银行贷款加强他的购买力
• VERB 夸大;夸张
  If youmagnifysomething, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
  1. 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。
  2. Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.
     稍有不满便会被上纲上线。

双语例句

• A loudspeaker magnifies the human voice.
  扬声器扩大人的声音。
• The light microscope magnifies the object 1000 diameters.
  这个显微镜把物体放大10万倍。这架光学显微镜把物像放大一千倍。
• But there is today a dangerous new factor which magnifies the threat.
  但目前存在一种危险的新因素，加大了这种威胁。
• Under his scope, which magnifies the sample 1,000 times, the smog is found to contain minerals, fragments of animal fur and insects, seeds and burnt dust.
  在他的显微镜下，雾霾颗粒样本放大了1000倍，可以看到雾霾中包含了矿物质、动物皮毛和昆虫的碎片、种子和燃烧后的粉尘等物质。
• 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。
• It magnifies and gives a false coloring to objects, and thus renders your burdens too heavy to bear.
  它把事情扩大，又描上凶险的颜色；使你觉得担子太重太难。
• This magnifies the reusability of your code and makes it very easy to, say, add Views for XML or RSS output to the same Action at a later date, as the application evolves.
  这增加了代码的可重用性，并且便于日后向相同的操作添加XML或RSS输出视图。
• Decent programmer testing magnifies the damage it does.
  合格的程序员测试夸大了它产生的破坏。
• The growing media focus on china, not least because of the Beijing olympics, magnifies and intensifies that debate.
  不仅是由于北京奥运会，对中国的媒体关注越来越多，这扩大并强化了这种谈论。
• The striker magnifies the goal-keeper in his mind so that chances of shooting in are slim.
  射门球员头脑中放大了守门员的形象，以至于射中的可能性几乎不可能。