Police units were（ ）with newly recruited men and women.A.extendedB.exaggeratedC.magnifiedD.augmented
Police units were（ ）with newly recruited men and women.
A.extended
B.exaggerated
C.magnified
D.augmented
B.exaggerated
C.magnified
D.augmented
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解析：augment“扩大，增长，加强”，用于表明某一东西已有一定基础，而在此基础上得到进一步发展，变得更大、更好、更有价值等。句意：警察部队新招了些男女警察，扩大了队伍。A.extend“延长”，如:extend a railway;B.exaggerate“夸大，夸张”，如：exaggerate the difficulties of the situation把困难情况讲得过分；C.magnify特指放大之意，如：I want to magnify the picture.我要放
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