BRIT also aggrandise
V-T To 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. 吹捧; 夸大(某人的财富、权势或重要性等); 夸大(建筑物的外表使其更加壮观) [表不满]
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。
...plans to aggrandize the building.
...使建筑物更加壮观的计划。
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。
The sales manager never stops aggrandizing his ability.
这个销售经理从不停止夸张自己的能力。
All that said, I don't think it's self-aggrandizing to say that obituary writing is important work.
话虽如此，但我认为说写讣告是一份重要的工作并不是在自夸。
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