英 [əˈɡrænˌdaɪz] 美 [əˈɡrænˌdaɪz]
vt. 增加；夸大；强化
第三人称单数aggrandizes
现在分词aggrandizing
过去式aggrandized
过去分词aggrandized
aggrandize /ˈæɡrənˌdaɪz/ [ aggrandizing aggrandized aggrandizes ]
及物动词 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. 吹捧; 夸大(某人的财富、权势或重要性等); 夸大(建筑物的外表使其更加壮观)
At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself.
吃饭时我父亲总是不停地夸耀和吹嘘自己。
...plans to aggrandize the building.
...使建筑物更加壮观的计划。
... twee adj.脆弱的,故作多情的 aggrandize v.增大,扩张 grandeur n.壮丽,伟大 ...
... overdo 做或表现得过分... aggrandize 增加 hyperbolize 运用夸张法...
... conventionalized adj. 定型化的；约定俗成的 aggrandize vt. 增加；夸大；强化 pragmatic adj. 实际的；实用主义的 ...
aggrandizement 强化；扩大；夸大
All my desired was to aggrandize my estate.
我所希望的只是扩充我的家业。
All he desired was to aggrandize his estate.
他所希望的只是扩充他的家业。
We aswell hope to aggrandize our business with you.
我们也盼望与贵公司扩展贸易往来。
Wars aggrandize the state, run up public debts and misallocate labor and capital--not to mention that they kill and maim the undeserving.
For Trump, the U.S. presidential race, must be amazingly enticing as a self promotional tool and a way to further aggrandize his limitless ego.
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In a zero-sum world, you may envy or blandish others, but you cannot trust them, because you can assume they are seeking to aggrandize themselves at your expense.