magnify /ˈmæɡnifai/ vt. 1. 放大,扩大:magnify sth. to the size of… 把某物放大至[考句] The microscope and telescope, with their capacity to enlarge, isolate and probe, demonstrate how details can be magnified and separated from the whole. 显微镜和望远镜据有放大、离析和探测的能力,因此它们能够示范怎样放大细节,怎样将细节从整体分离。 2. 夸大,夸张:magnify oneself against others 用抬高自己的方法反对别人

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