aggrandize

英 [əˈgrændaɪz]

美 [əˈgrænˌdaɪz]

v.  吹捧，夸大(财富、权力或地位); 使(建筑)更宏伟

现在分词：aggrandizing　过去式：aggrandized　第三人称单数：aggrandizes　过去分词：aggrandized　

GRE

COCA.38797

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 aggrandise


• VERB 吹捧;抬高（地位）；使…更辉煌
  Toaggrandizesomeone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. Toaggrandizea building means to make it more impressive.
  1. At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself...
     我父亲在餐桌上总是滔滔不绝地炫耀并吹嘘自己。
  2. ...plans to aggrandise the building.
     扩充该大楼的计划

英英释义

verb

• add details to
  Synonym:embroiderpadlardembellishaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise

双语例句

• They often overemphasize symbolic representation and aggrandize infant's ability of academic learning and misunderstand the relationship between learning and development.
  过分强调符号表征；无限制地夸大婴幼儿的学业学习能力；狭隘地、简单化地理解学习与发展的关系。
• If the control systems of peripherals is reconstructed into central control operation, it would aggrandize the automation level of a power plant.
  改造外围设备的控制系统，使原来分散就地控制的外围设备实现集控运行，将大大提高火电厂自动化水平。
• Furthermore, the second part probes into the reason of the situation, including objective reasons and subjective reasons. Indeed, it should be pointed out that although women status were greatly improved, we can not aggrandize the improvement.
  第二部分探讨产生这种表现的原因，包括客观原因和主观原因。当然，应该指出的是，妇女的地位尽管在罗马后期有了很大的提高，但我们不能夸大这种提高。
• However, there is a degree of fuzziness. People should not aggrandize it.
  然而，模糊是有一个度的，人们不能夸大它。
• Fire protection of buildings safety evacuation equipment ( 3) aggrandize establishment for;
  强化安全疏散设施建设和管理；
• A country shall not aggrandize itself at the expense of its neighbors.
  一个国家不应该牺牲邻国来壮大自己。
• My desired was to aggrandize my estate.
  我所希望的是扩充我的家业。
• Because technological innovation can improve product quality and increase product variety and aggrandize product specification, it has a great impact on product differentiation.
  技术创新由于能够提高产品质量、增加产品品种、扩展产品规格，对产品差异化产生重要影响。
• We should aggrandize investment in agriculture, accelerate adjustment of agriculture structure, improve culture degree of agriculture laborers and carry forward management of agriculture industrialization.
  这就需要我们采取加大农业投入、加速农业结构优化调整、提高农业劳动者素质以及推进农业产业化经营等各种措施。
• The king sought to aggrandize himself at the expense of his people.
  国王以牺牲百姓为代价来扩大自己的权势。