aggrandize

增加, 夸大英释中释vTo aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.

1 At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself..吃饭时我父亲总是不停地夸耀和吹嘘自己。

2 ...plans to aggrandize the building.....使建筑物更加壮观的计划。