magnify
verb- magnify something (to/by something)
to make something look bigger than it really is, for example by using a lens or microscope 放大 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 The picture shows the insect’s head magnified ten times. 这张图片上显示的是放大了10 倍的这种昆虫的头部。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- highly
- magnify something 50, 100, etc. times
- magnify something
to make something 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- highly
- magnify something 50, 100, etc. times
- magnify something
to make something seem more important or serious than it really is 夸大（重要性或严重性）；夸张 The daring of his exploits had been hugely magnified by constant telling. 他的英勇行为几经流传已被极大地夸大了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- highly
- magnify something 50, 100, etc. times
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘show honour to (God)’ and ‘make greater’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great’. The current senses date from the mid 17th cent.