magnify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
make (sth) appear larger, as a lens or microscope does (用放大器或显微镜)放大(某物)
bacteria magnified to 1000 times their actual size 比实物放大1000倍的的细菌. =>illus 见插图.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) exaggerate (sth) 夸大(某事物)
magnify the dangers, risks, uncertainties, etc 夸大危险性、 冒险性、 易变性等.
3 [Tn] (arch 古) give praise to (God) 赞美(上帝)
My soul doth magnify the Lord. 我的心赞美上主的伟大.
Take my life too! My money and goods are as dear to me as life itself.
把我的命也拿走吧!我的钱财对我就像生命一样宝贵。
You can imagine how useful this is, particularly in countries like China and Japan, which use written characters not letters.
你可以想像得到,特别是在中国和日本这些使用文字而不是字母的国家,这是多么有用处!
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。