magnify
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmæɡ.nɪ.faɪ/ us/ˈmæɡ.nə.faɪ/
放大,扩大
to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens
Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes. 我们的皮肤看上去很光滑,但放大后看却是坑坑洼洼的。
加强,使(问题)更严重
to make a problem bigger or more important
The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community. 炎热的夏日加深了社区的种族矛盾。