amplification

英 [ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  扩大（充）；膨胀

复数：amplifications　

TOEFL化学

BNC.12886 / COCA.17701

柯林斯词典

• VERB （通常用电子设备）放大，扩大（声音）
  If youamplifya sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
  1. This landscape seemed to trap and amplify sounds...
     这种地貌好像可以笼住并放大声音。
  2. The music was amplified with microphones...
     音乐声通过麦克风被放大。
  3. 'This is the police,' came the amplified voice from the helicopter.
     “我们是警察，”直升机上传来扩音器中的声音。
• VERB 增强；加强
  Toamplifysomething means to increase its strength or intensity.
  1. The mist had been replaced by a kind of haze that seemed to amplify the heat...
     薄雾散了，取而代之的是一种似乎更添酷热的烟霭。
  2. Her anxiety about the world was amplifying her personal fears about her future.
     她对世界的忧虑加剧了她对自己未来的恐惧。

英英释义

noun

• (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
• addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
  1. a few remarks added in amplification and defense
  2. an elaboration of the sketch followed
  Synonym:elaboration
• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
  Synonym:gain

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