| 单词 | aggrandise |
| 例句 | Cinema, with its aggrandising close-ups and urging, saccharine scores, could sometimes be his worst enemy. Robin Williams obituary 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes, albeit rarely, you wonder if the world doesn't aggrandise itself enough. Prom 30: NYO/Jurowski/DJ Switch/Grosvenor ? review 2011-08-07T11:13:08Z I, certainly, am not immune to the aggrandising nature of these soaring shoes. High heels and their perennial appeal: why pain seems a small price to pay 2012-07-21T14:48:19Z Perhaps one of the most admirable of Lewis Hamilton’s characteristics is a reluctance to aggrandise his success. What sets Lewis Hamilton apart from Schumacher is personal development 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z He has aggrandised himself embarrassingly, with secretarial flags, man-of-action publicity shots and a helicopter tour paid for from his department’s firefighting budget. The parable of the sage grouse 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z This is more than one in the eye to the ab-ex gang and their aggrandising myths of creative genius on canvas. Jasper Johns’s Flag: a banner for patriotism or a cloak of oppression? 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z It worked hard to prevent the countries challenging it over some or all of its absurdly aggrandising territorial claims in the sea from ganging up against it. China v the rest 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z What distinguishes Mr Macri most is his determination to break with the Peronist practice of aggrandising presidential power at the expense of other institutions. The end of kirchnerismo 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It seems incongruous that the founder of the Gestapo should be an art collector but he was building up a collection to aggrandise the Reich. Mystery of the Nazi and the portrait of a Welsh lady 2014-01-17T00:02:30Z The tendency of the first school is to restrict as far as possible the active powers of the human mind, and to aggrandise as far as possible the empire of external circumstances. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z That France should be aggrandised at the expense of Germany was no part of his policy. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The activity, the free expansion of the ego, its desires to extend and aggrandise itself are checked and crushed by the weight of the world, which on every side is pressing in upon it. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z Moreover, some of these minor bodies were further divided into still smaller bodies, while others became aggrandised by annexation by the stronger of neighboring weaker ones. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Oliver Fairclough, the Keeper of Art at the National Museum of Wales, said the Nazis accrued works to aggrandise themselves and their regime. Mystery of the Nazi and the portrait of a Welsh lady 2014-01-17T00:02:30Z The Stoics identified man with God, for the purpose of glorifying man—the Neoplatonists for the purpose of aggrandising God. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z If he aid Prussia, it will be to strengthen the great Germany that he dreads, and aggrandise the Power that threatens to be more than his rival. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Was Norton a greater scoundrel even than he had given him the credit of being, and was this some new plot for aggrandising himself at the weak husband’s expense? The Sapphire Cross The archduke and the czar opposed the Turk; the Muscovite could not endure that Sweden should be aggrandised by this new crown; and Denmark was still more uneasy. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 They had had experience in the past of the ambition of Russia to aggrandise herself at the expense of Japan. The Empire of the East Show and grandeur, pomp and vanity, revelling and folly—all to show thee, to aggrandise thee, to delight thee. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers To aggrandise his own name, he had covered Europe with blood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 This empire, recognised at last, in the vote of thanks passed by the house of commons on the fall of Seringapatam, was soon to be aggrandised by three important accessions of dominion. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) That land is blest whose people are happy; that State is aggrandised whence there arise songs praising God for His blessings. Privy Seal His Last Venture Baron Thugut, the Austrian minister, who was violently hostile toward Prussia, would not assent to a treaty which aggrandised that power and did not give his master a share in the spoil. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration It was impossible for the duke to aggrandise himself unless the states of Italy were thrown into confusion so that he might safely make himself master of some part of them. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Words for him were living powers; language was a moving mass of significant myths, from which he chose and which he aggrandised; sensations created images and words, and images and words created ideas. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. When he grew to manhood Jaswant Singh proved a very capable chief and succeeded in aggrandising his State, which he ruled for 57 years. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir Further, she had the mortification of seeing all three of her rivals in the Balkans aggrandised, and Roumania left with the hegemony of the Peninsula. Bulgaria They even went so far as to insinuate that, under a cloak of religious motive, he wished to “aggrandise his reputation;” but Egede was heroically firm—some folk would say obstinate. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew One, for the promotion of husbandry, might be aggrandised by tempting the Agricultural Society to join it, and should have a permanent museum, an extensive farm, premiums, shows, publications, and special lecturers. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry He took care to give his friends from the Highlands a magnificent notion of his great personal consequence, which, of course, they aggrandised when they returned to the hills. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century The great problem of his day was to aggrandise his own people and prevent an insurrection of the Israelites; and that small kingdom of Egypt had been his universe. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series To Prussia, a most ambitious and aggrandising power, with a military government, and of a very limited extent, it was peculiarly desirable. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged By giving a piece of earth containing mineral wealth, the giver aggrandises his family and race. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 It is true, kings desirous of victory afflict many creatures, but after victory they advance and aggrandise all. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Having secured the alliance of the Great Elector, anxious also to aggrandise himself in Polish Prussia, the Swedish king declared war against Poland, and in the early summer of 1656 laid siege to Danzig. History of Holland The whole family, while professing to be the obedient servants of the Pharaoh, nevertheless acted with a good deal of independence, and sought to aggrandise themselves at the expense of the neighbouring governors. Patriarchal Palestine Does the Pope want to aggrandise himself by war? The Roman Question Yet this measure rather smothered than extinguished the flames of contention; as both courts readily listened to any proposals that tended to aggrandise the one at the expence of the other. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. They who seek to aggrandise their fortunes by afflicting kingdoms in unscrupulous ways, very soon come to be regarded as vermin in a dead body. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 English officers who have become de-Europeanised from long residence among undomesticated natives, or by the habitual performance of petty ceremonial duties of an Oriental hue, employ chuprassies to aggrandise their importance. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series Clerical celibacy acquired a political value; the clergy would concentrate on the glory of the Church those ambitions which made laymen seek to aggrandise their families. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History They vied with one another in aggrandising their humble families. The Roman Question It has been said that he aggrandised Piedmont; it would be truer to say that he sacrificed it. Cavour Achieving virtuous or vicious acts, one brings them up and aggrandises them. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Without possessing some share of that spirit, it was vain to aggrandise the forms and mass the raiment of his prophets in imitation of the Sistine. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts At Baieux was his episcopal stall; and he was the foremost man of all to aggrandise the king. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle In point of fact, there was not one of the great Continental Powers which, during the previous fifty years, had not 'attempted to aggrandise itself by force,' and, necessarily, 'at the expense of other States.' Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Heredity is a strange thing, and one alternately aggrandised and slighted. From One Generation to Another The secret articles signed between these two Emperors, at Tilsit, plainly indicated their intentions to aggrandise themselves at the expense of England and her allies; Russia in the north, and France in the south. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 In the starlight the monastery appeared more alive than in the sunlight, aggrandised by its mystic religious communing with the stars. The Saint The whole story is a remarkable instance of what can be done by poetry and popularity towards misrepresenting and aggrandising a petty though striking adventure. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 I should say there is this satisfactory conclusion to be drawn from what we have seen, that if France showed a disposition to aggrandise herself all Europe would be against her. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II The first thing to aggrandise a man in his own conceit, is to conceive of himself as neglected. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia The Pope himself had no desire to see Spain so aggrandised as to be able to dictate to Christendom. England under the Tudors We must, however, despair of nothing, but remember that the human race is yet young, and that only after a long series of years can the senses aggrandise their domain. The Physiology of Taste No man, however, can pay a more servile tribute to the great, than by suffering his liberty in their presence to aggrandise him in his own esteem. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1 The design of aggrandising himself he disguised with such dexterity that, though Addison discovered it, Steele was deceived, and was afraid of displeasing Pope by publishing his paper. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 This species of feudality is kept up to aggrandise the corporations at the ruin of towns; and the effect is visible. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man The choice calling Of the aspiring artist, whose ambition Robs Nature to outdo her—the perfections Of her rare various workmanship combines To aggrandise his art at Nature’s cost, And make a paragon! The Love-chase She saw, that Montoni sought to aggrandise himself in his disposal of her, and it occurred, that his friend Cavigni was the person, for whom he was interested. The Mysteries of Udolpho It is easier to ruin a kingdom and aggrandise one's own pride and prejudices than to set up a greengrocer's stall. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners She attenuated him without his knowing it, for what he mainly thought was that he had aggrandised HER. Nona Vincent Lewis could not but dread whatever tended to aggrandise a state governed by William. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 Russell proceeded to complain bitterly that the Whigs were neglected, that the Revolution had aggrandised and enriched men who had made the greatest efforts to avert it. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 An usurper may be popular, if his genius has saved or aggrandised the nation which he governs. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 It is formed on a supposition that the King is something external to his government; and that he may be honoured and aggrandised, even by its debility and disgrace. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. No! she will be wise enough to answer that passion alone that can aggrandise her glory; no doubt she will, and despise the puppet of her fancy. The History of Caliph Vathek He is charged with having his house superbly furnished, with keeping several vehicles for the use of his family, and with labouring to aggrandise and bring them into public notice to a culpable extent. Life of William Carey Narr' Havas had in fact wished to aggrandise himself by encroachments upon the Punic provinces, and had alternately assisted and forsaken the Mercenaries according to the chances of victory. Salammbo Thus far, we think, if the circumstances of the time and the opportunities which he had of aggrandising himself be fairly considered, he will not lose by comparison with Washington or Bolivar. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Build up and aggrandise your city, for in so doing you will gird on power like a garment, and win allies for her. Hiero |
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