magnify
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(pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
make (sth) appear larger, as a lens or microscope does (用放大器或显微镜)放大(某物)
bacteria magnified to 1000 times their actual size 比实物放大1000倍的的细菌. =>illus 见插图.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) exaggerate (sth) 夸大(某事物)
magnify the dangers, risks, uncertainties, etc 夸大危险性、 冒险性、 易变性等.
3 [Tn] (arch 古) give praise to (God) 赞美(上帝)
My soul doth magnify the Lord. 我的心赞美上主的伟大.
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
We've still got a little food and water and maybe by tomorrow morning the weather will have cleared up.