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[英] [inˈfleit] [美] [ɪnˈflet] 生词本

vt.& vi.

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1. V-ERG (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大 If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. 

  • Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...

    斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。

  • Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.

    唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。

2. V-ERG 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高 If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. 

  • The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost...

    大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。

  • Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.

    服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。

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  • They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch store.

    他们不得不在农场商店以高价购买所有东西。

3. VERB 夸张;夸大;吹嘘 If someone inflates the amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it. 

  • They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies...

    他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。

  • Even his war record was fraudulently inflated.

    甚至他的参战履历也是夸大其词，充满谎言。

Verb

1. fill with gas or air;

  • "inflate a balloons"

2. exaggerate or make bigger;

  • "The charges were inflated"

3. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit;

  • "The war inflated the economy"

4. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value;

  • "inflate the currency"

5. become inflated;

  • "The sails ballooned"

体育

  • 1.打气
1. The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.
买主们竞相投标，往往人为地提高价钱。

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