exaggerate cf. magnify

Question

And finally,most forms of environmental pollution either appear to have been( A )
A.exaggerated B.magnified
为什么B不对啊?2个意思不是一样都有夸大,夸张的嘛,而且都是vt.词性也对的呀,用法有什么不同吗?

Answer 1

A :exaggerate 一般形容抽象的东西.言辞夸张之类.
1. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.
形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。
2. He has an exaggerated idea of his own importance.
他自视过高。
3. The reports were greatly exaggerated.
报告被严重夸大了.
1. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.
形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。

2. He has an exaggerated idea of his own importance.
他自视过高。

3. The reports were greatly exaggerated.
报告被严重夸大了.

4. The press exaggerated the whole affair wildly.
新闻报道肆意夸大了整个事件.

B: magnified 就是形容东西被放大了.

1. The microscope magnified the object 100 times.
这台显微镜将物体放大了100倍。
2. Something that has been magnified; an enlarged representation, image, or model.
被放大的东西；放大的艺术作品、图像或者是模型

Answer 2

a是现象的扩大，情况的恶化，
b指的是数量的增多，声音的增大也可以用b