[VERB 动词]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.
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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
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[VERB 动词]加强；加大；加剧 To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.
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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
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[VERB 动词]夸大；夸张 If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
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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。
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mag·nify/ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ; NAmEˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/verb(mag·ni·fies,mag·ni·fy·ing,mag·ni·fied,mag·ni·fied)1magnifysth (to/by sth) to make sth look bigger than it really is, for example by using a lensor microscope放大SYN
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◆bacteria magnified to 1 000 times their actual size放大了 1 000 倍的细菌◆an image magnified by a factor of 4放大了 4 倍的图像2magnifysth to make sth bigger, louder or stronger 扩大；增强◆The sound was magnified by the high roof.高高的屋顶使声音更响亮。◆The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.干燥的夏季加剧了缺水的问题。3magnifysth to make sth seem more important or serious than it really is 夸大（重要性或严重性）；夸张SYN
magnifymag‧ni‧fy /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle magnified, present participle magnifying, third person singular magnifies) [transitive]
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1to make something seem bigger or louder, especially using special equipment: At the Sheffield arena, the speakers were magnified ten times on a giant screen. A public address system magnifies all the little noises and coughs.2to make something seem more important than it really isSYN exaggerate: The report tends to magnify the risks involved.3formal to make something much worse or more serious: The results of economic mismanagement were magnified by a series of natural disasters.
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