aggrandize
vt. 擴大某人的權力; 提高某人的地位; 誇大; 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...
我父親在餐桌上總是滔滔不絕地炫耀並吹噓自己。
...plans to aggrandise the building.
擴充該大樓的計劃
1. add details to
The king sought to aggrandize himself.
國王企圖增強自己的勢力.
The king intended to aggrandize the dynasty.
這個國王試圖增強這個王朝的勢力.
To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly; aggrandize.
誇張過分地或不合適地誇大或誇張; 誇口.
v. 增加,翻倍,堆積
quadrupletopilesuperaddtriplesupplementheapaccrueredoubleupamassmultiplydoubleaddtrebleaugmentcumulateaccumulate
v. 擴大,加速,強化
exaggeratereinforcemushroomupheightenstephopmagnifyoverstatemaximizeamplifyescalatestrengthenenhanceaccelerateintensifydeepensnowballenrichconcentrate
v. 擴充套件,延展
puffdistendinflatebiggermakeprolongthickenlengthenenlargebloatlargeroutblowswellupprolongategreatenelongategreaterprotractextendwidenincreasebroaden
v. 提高,使...高尚
dignifyglamorizeromanticizeelevateupgradeboostennoblepromotecrownexaltworshipadvancehonourpreferexaggerateglorify
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