mag·ni·fy/`mægnəˏfaɪ; ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ v [T] 1 to make something look much bigger than it is by using a special glass LENS 放大: The image has been magnified 1000 times. 这个影像已被放大了 1000 倍。 2 to make something seem more important than it really is 夸大，夸张: Differences between the parties were magnified by the press. 党派间的分歧被新闻界夸大了。