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aggrandize

英 [ə'grændaɪz] 美[əˈɡrænˌdaɪz, ˈæɡrən-]
  • vt. 增加;夸大;强化

GRE

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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