| 单词 | inflate |
| 释义 | inflate /ɪnfleɪt/ verb 1. [transitive] to deliberately make a number, an amount, etc. appear higher or be higher, often in a dishonest way 夸大◆he knowingly inflated sales figures. 他故意夸大销售额。◆an employee claimed that earnings had been inflated by accounting tricks. 一位雇员声称收入通过会计手法而被夸大了。 2. [intransitive, transitive] to increase in price; to increase the price of sth （使）涨价◆oil prices were inflated by the threat of war. 石油价格受战争威胁而上涨。◆food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year. 食品价格的上涨率不再有去年那么高。 ➡ deflate , reflate ☞ inflateinflate /ɪnfleɪt/ [transitive] (often disapproving, especially journalism尤用于新闻) to increase the price of sth使涨价◆the principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices.对新住宅需求的主要影响是促使价格上涨。◆the profit margin had been artificially inflated.利润率被人为提高了。ⓘ inflate can also be used without an object, but this is less frequent. * inflate 也可作不及物动词，不带宾语，但这种用法不太常见 [intransitive] ◆house prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year.住宅价格的上涨率已不再像去年那样高了。inflate /ɪnfleɪt/ [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal, especially written) to fill sth or become filled with air or gas给⋯充气；充气◆inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.猛拽绳扣，给你的救生衣充气。◆the dinghy was in the water, fully inflated.橡皮艇已充好气放入水中。◆the life jacket failed to inflate.救生衣未能充气。▸ inflatable adjective◆an inflatable dinghy / mattress充气橡皮艇／垫子inflate/ɪnˈfleɪt ||; ɪnˈflet/verb [i,t] (formal 正式) to fill sth with air; to become filled with air （使）充气 ☞a less formal word is blow up. 不大正式的场合用blow up。 [opp] deflate 反义词为deflateinflatesee ⇨ air 4 in·flate /ɪn`flet; ɪnˈfleɪt/v 1. [i,t] if you inflate something or it is inflated, it fills with air or gas and becomes larger （使）充气:◇the machine quickly inflates the tires. 这台机器很快给轮胎充了气。 2. [t] to make a number bigger, a cost higher etc 抬高［物价等］:◇a policy that has inflated land prices by nearly 50% 使地价几乎上涨了 50% 的政策→ opposite 反义词 deflate |
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