inflate的意思

基本释义

• v 使充气；使通货膨胀

  to fill something with air or gas so it becomes larger, or to become filled with air or gas

例句

1. It took us half an hour to inflate the dinghy.

   我们用了半小时给橡皮筏充好气。

2. Her life jacket failed to inflate.

   她的救生衣未能充进去气。

3. The prices of all houses inflate at approximately the same rate.

   所有房子的价格均以大致相同幅度飞涨。

4. Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year.

   食物价格的上涨率已不再像去年那样高了。

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英英释义

verb 1. become inflated e.g. The sails ballooned Synonym: balloonbillow 2. fill with gas or air e.g. inflate a balloons Synonym: blow up 3. exaggerate or make bigger e.g. The charges were inflated Synonym: blow upexpandamplify 4. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value e.g. inflate the currency 5. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit e.g. The war inflated the economy

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