To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror.
例句
This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times...這種型號的迪格斯望遠鏡可將圖像放大11倍。A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.透鏡會把圖片放大，就像在看巨大的電視屏幕一樣。
VERB
加強;加大;加劇
To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.
例句
Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters...貧困和人類的愚昧加劇了自然災難。Their noises were magnified in the still, wet air.他們的喧鬧聲在凝滯而潮濕的空氣中顯得更吵了。
VERB
夸大;夸張
If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
例句
They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details...他們不去把握大局，而是在細枝末節上花費時間大做文章。Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.稍有不滿便會被上綱上線。