to aggrandize
01
扩大, 增强
to make someone or something more powerful, important, or wealthy
Transitive: to aggrandize the influence or power of something
Formal
例子
The monarch aggrandized his empire through military conquests.
君主通过军事征服扩大了他的帝国。
02
夸大, 吹捧
to make a person or thing seem more important or impressive than they actually are
Transitive: to aggrandize a person or their achievements
Formal例子
The biography aggrandized the author's contributions to literature.
这本传记夸大了作者对文学的贡献。
