aggrandize
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈɡræn.daɪz]
- 美式音标 [əˈɡrænˌdaɪz, ˈæɡrən-]
- 国际音标 [ə'ɡrændaiz]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.增加;誇大;提高
- =aggrandise(英).
词根记忆
- ag + grand(大) + ize→增大
- ag(加強) + grand(大) + ize(使)→使增大→增加
英汉例句
- Indeed, it should be pointed out that although women status were greatly improved, we can not aggrandize the improvement.
儅然,應該指出的是,婦女的地位盡琯在羅馬後期有了很大的提高,但我們不能誇大這種提高。 - The Jews were kind of caught,therefore,on the border, so Judea at this time was on the border between these two empires and they were constantly fighting trying to aggrandize their own kingdoms.
猶太人幾乎是正好処在邊境,硃迪亞儅時就在兩國的邊境上,而這兩個國家間常常發生戰爭,企圖擴大各自的領土。 - We aswell hope to aggrandize our business with you.
我們也盼望與貴公司擴展貿易往來。 - Wars aggrandize the state, run up public debts and misallocate labor and capital--not to mention that they kill and maim the undeserving.
FORBES: War clouds - For Trump, the U.S. presidential race, must be amazingly enticing as a self promotional tool and a way to further aggrandize his limitless ego.
FORBES: Business Illusionist Donald Trump Perfect For President - In a zero-sum world, you may envy or blandish others, but you cannot trust them, because you can assume they are seeking to aggrandize themselves at your expense.
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雙語例句
權威例句
词组短语
- aggrandize oneself 妄自尊大
- efface aggrandize 抹掉
- flocculating aggrandize 絮凝酵母
- aggrandize relegate 擴大權勢地位
- fodder aggrandize 飼料酵母
短語
英英字典
- to make someone more powerful or important
- BRIT also aggrandise