amplify [ 'æmpli.fai ]

v.擴大; 詳述; 增強

You are supposed to amplify what happened.

你應該詳述所發生的事。

The new manager wants to amplify the company.

新經理想要擴大公司。

近義詞synonym

augment v. 增大；增加;

My maneger promised to augment my salary.

經理答應給我增加薪水。

broaden v.擴大;

The travel broadens my mind.

旅行使我增廣見聞。

intensify v. 加強;

The war intensified.

戰爭更加激烈了。

詞性變化 word-activity

amplification n. 擴大；

There is an amplification of size of the exhibition this year.

今年展會的規模擴大。

amplifier n. 擴音器,放大器

There is too many people here, so I have to use an amplifier to speak

人太多了,所以我不得不用擴音器來講話。

反義詞 antonym

abridge v. 縮減；

This story must be abridged.

這篇小說必須加以刪減。

shrink v. 縮短

The skirt will shrink in the water.

這個裙子洗的時候會縮水.

學習測試---examination

We need a new power station to ______the power supply.

1. amplify; 2. amplification; 3. strengthen;