enlarge /in'laird3/ [u T] to make a photograph, picture, or document bigger: The photocopier can enlarge documents by up to 100%.
have/get sth enlarged That's a lovely photo of Amy. Why don't you get it enlarged?
magnify /'maegnifai/ [и T] to make something look bigger than it is, for example by using a microscope: a picture of an insect, magnified 10 times
magnifying - magnified - have magnified
extend /ik stend/ [i> T] British to make a building bigger by adding more rooms or more space: The hotel has been recently renovated and extended. I Were thinking of extending the kitchen.
BITE
^ see also eat, food
bite /'bait/ [v I/T] to cut bite
or crush something with your teeth: She sat
there nervously biting her fingernails. I Don't worry about the dog - he won't bite. + into/through biting into a juicy apple I A shark had bitten right through our nets. bite sb on the hand/leg etc The snake bit her on the ankle. bite sth off (^remove something by biting it) He took a cigar and bit the end off.
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biting - bit - have bitten
have a bite/take a bite Ъх\ э bait.
,teik о 'bait to take a piece from some food by biting it: "That looks good." 'Here, have a bite." I Sandy picked up a doughnut and took an enormous bite. + of Can I have a bite of your candy bcr?
peck
chew /tju:/ [i> 1Я! to keep biting something that is in your mouth: Don't eat so quickly. Chew your food. I Helen sat chewing her pencil, trying to think what to write next.
peck /рек/ [v I/T) if a bird pecks something, it makes quick movements with its beak to try to bite it: A bird flew down and pecked my hand.
+ at Hens pecked at the corn on the ground.
BLAME
to say or think that someone Is responsible for something bad that has happened
see also guilty/not guilty, atmctZE Q to blame someone
blame hleim (и T] to say or think that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened: He a/ioays blames someone else when things go wrong. I It's your idea - don't blame me if it doesn't work.
blame sb for sth At first, everyone blamed the pilot for the crosh. blame sth on sb/sth You can't blame everything on the government. blame yourself For many years I blamed myself for her death.
Qsay sth is sb's fault se[ sth>17
(sb's) 'ft:It- especially spoken to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened
+ (that) Нош can you say it's my fault you lost your job?
put the blame on sb P()l ^ bleim on
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(sb) to say or think that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened, especially when this is unfair. Don't try to put the blame on me!
put the blame for sth on sb Richard still puts the blame for the divorce on his wife.
accuse >kju:z [u T] to say that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad
accuse sb of doing sth Are you accusing me of telling lies?
be accused of murder/armed robbery etc
West has been accused of murder.
to be blamed for
something
get the blame ,,get Ла bleim/ to be
blamed for something, especially something that you did not do: The other kids all ran off, and I was the one who got the blame.
+ for I don't know why I always get the blame for everything.
SCCLpegoCLt ske/pgaot [л C] someone who is blamed for something that someone else is much more responsible for, especially because people want someone to be punished: He was just a scapegoat - the people who were really responsible were his bosses in London.
to be responsible for something bad that has happened
Qbe sb's/auIt bi: (sb s) b:lt espegauy spoken if something is someone's fault, they are responsible for it. especially because they made a mistake: "The dog's gone." "It's your fault. You left the gate open."
be sb's own /ault (=when someone is responsible for something bad that happens to them)It's her own fault - she just shouldn't have married him. + (that) I'm so sorry. It's my fault that we're so late.
be to blame bin? bleim if someone or
something is to blame for a bad situation. they caused it. especially by doing something wrong-. It's not the teachers who are to blame, it's the parents. + for Some people think television is to blame for a lot of the problems in modern society.
be responsible n spDns^ij - spuin-
BLAME
if someone is responsible for an
BLAME
accident, a crime etc, they caused it and they should be punished for it + for The police are trying to find out
who was responsible for the attack, feel responsible (=think that something is your fault) You mustn't feel responsible for