aggrandize
英 [ə'grændaɪz]
美[əˈɡrænˌdaɪz, ˈæɡrən-]
- vt. 增加；夸大；强化
词态变化
第三人称单数: aggrandizes;过去式: aggrandized;过去分词: aggrandized;现在分词: aggrandizing;
英英释意
- 1. add details to
英文词源
- aggrandize (v.)
- 1630s, "to make larger, increase," from French agrandiss-, present participle stem of agrandir "to augment" (16c.), ultimately from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + grandire "to make great," from grandis (see grand (adj.)). The double -g- spelling in English is by analogy with Latin words in ad-. Related: Aggrandized; aggrandizing.
实用场景例句
- The king sought to aggrandize himself.
- 国王企图增强自己的势力.
辞典例句
- The king intended to aggrandize the dynasty.
- 这个国王试图增强这个王朝的势力.
互联网
- To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly; aggrandize.
- 夸张过分地或不合适地夸大或夸张; 夸口.
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