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aggrandize

英 [ə'grændaɪz] 美[əˈɡrænˌdaɪz, ˈæɡrən-]

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词quadruple to pile triple supplement heap accrue redouble up amass multiply double add treble augment cumulate accumulate

vt. 增加；夸大；强化

GRE

词态变化

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

英文词源

aggrandize (v.): 1630s, "to make larger, increase," from French agrandiss-, present participle stem of agrandir "to augment" (16c.), ultimately from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + grandire "to make great," from grandis (see grand (adj.)). The double -g- spelling in English is by analogy with Latin words in ad-. Related: Aggrandized; aggrandizing.

双语例句

1. All he desired was to aggrandize his estate.: 他所希望的只是扩充他的家业.

2. It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandize-ment.: 那应该是人类历史上首次经济需要高于军事扩张。

3. The dictator sought to aggrandize himself by new conquests.: 这个独裁者企图通过新的征服来扩大自己的权势。

4. 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.

5. The king sought to aggrandize himself.: 国王企图增强自己的势力.