amplify

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vt. 增强, 放大, 扩大, 详述 vi. 引伸

发音

UK /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/
CA /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/
US /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/
CA /ˈɛəm.plə.faɪ/
US /ˈɛəm.plə.faɪ/
AU /ˈæm.plə.fɑe/
AU /ˈeːm.plə.fɑe̯/
NZ /ˈɛm.plə.faɪ/
NZ /ˈɛm.plə.fɑe̯/

词形变化

amplified amplifies 三单 amplifies amplifying amplifying 现在分词 amplified 过去式 amplified 过去分词

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To render larger, more extended, or more intense.

    及物

    amplify the loudspeaker

    amplify a telescope

    amplify a microscope

    amplify the message

    amplify an image on the screen

    amplify the impact of the project

  2. 2.

    To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.

    及物

    amplify a signal

  4. 4.

    To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

    语言学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

expand exaggerate inflate magnify overstate blow up hyperbolise hyperbolize overdraw

上位词 8

increase compound mislead enlarge intensify deepen heighten misinform

下位词 10

blow gas pad brag boast lard tout embellish embroider bluster

词源

Etymology tree Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.

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