| 单词 | blow something up |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to explode or cause to explode He was jailed for forty-five years for trying to blow up their headquarters. Synonyms explode The first test atomic bomb was exploded in the New Mexico desert. bomb Airforce jets bombed the city at night. blast The explosion blasted out the external supporting wall. dynamite detonate an explosive device which detonated last night blow sky-high 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to inflate with air Other than blowing up a tyre I haven't done any car maintenance. Synonyms inflate He jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft. pump up fill Your lungs fill with air. expand Water expands as it freezes. swell The limbs swell to an enormous size. enlarge The glands in the neck may enlarge. puff up distend The large intestine distends and fills with gas. 3 (phrasal verb) Definition to increase the importance of (something) Newspapers blew up the story. Synonyms exaggerate He tends to exaggerate the importance of his job. heighten The move has heightened tension in the state. enlarge on inflate Even his war record was fraudulently inflated. embroider He said he didn't lie, he just embroidered the truth a little. magnify spend their time magnifying ridiculous details amplify overstate The importance of health education cannot be overstated. embellish He embellished the story with invented dialogue and extra details. blow out of (all) proportion make a mountain out of a molehill make a production out of make a federal case of (US, informal) hyperbolize 4 (phrasal verb) Definition to enlarge (a photograph) The image is blown up on a large screen. Synonyms magnify The telescope magnifies images over 11 times. increase The company has increased the price of its cars. extend They have added three new products to extend their range. stretch Make sure you don't stretch the pastry as you ease it into the corners. expand We can expand the size of the image. widen He had an operation to widen an artery in his heart. broaden The smile broadened to a grin. lengthen The runway had to be lengthened. amplify The music was amplified with microphones. elongate Some people wear heels designed to elongate the leg. dilate The pupils dilate to let in more light. make larger Additional synonymsin the sense of amplify Definition to increase the size, extent, or effect of The music was amplified with microphones. Synonyms expand, raise, extend, boost, stretch, strengthen, increase, widen, intensify, heighten, deepen, enlarge, lengthen, magnify, augment, dilatein the sense of blast Definition to blow up (a rock, tunnel, etc.) with explosives The explosion blasted out the external supporting wall. Synonyms blow up, bomb, destroy, burst, ruin, break up, explode, shatter, demolish, rupture, dynamite, put paid to, raze to the ground, blow sky-high in the sense of bomb Definition to attack with a bomb or bombs Airforce jets bombed the city at night. Synonyms blow up, attack, destroy, assault, shell, blast, blitz, bombard, torpedo, open fire on, strafe, fire upon, blow sky-high Nearby words of |
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