amplify/ˋæmplə͵faI; ˈæmpləfaI or ˈæmplIfaI/v [T] amplified , amplifying , amplifies 1 to make sounds louder using electronic equipment 放大〔声音〕2 formal to make something such as a feeling stronger【正式】增强〔感觉〕: These stories only amplified her fears. 这些故事反而增添了她的恐惧。 —amplification /͵æmpləfəˋkeʃən; ˌæmpləfəˈkeIʃ$n or ˌæmplIfIˈkeIʃ$n/n [U]