magnify

1. V-T To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror. 放大

This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times. 這種型號的迪格斯望遠鏡能將圖像放大11倍。

A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen. 透鏡會把圖像放大，這樣就會像看大電視屏幕。

2. V-T To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity. 增大

Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters. 貧窮和人類的愚蠢加劇自然災難。

3. V-T If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is. 夸大

They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details. 他們沒有把握大局而把時間花費在夸大荒謬的細節(jié)上。