aggrandizing
v. 扩大某人的权力( aggrandize的现在分词 ); 提高某人的地位; 夸大; 吹捧
To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
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。
...plans to aggrandise the building.
扩充该大楼的计划