| 单词 | inflate |
| 释义 | in·flateBrE /ɪnˈfleɪt/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they inflateBrE /ɪnˈfleɪt/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪt/ present simple - he / she / it inflatesBrE /ɪnˈfleɪts/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪts/ past simple inflatedBrE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ past participle inflatedBrE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ -ing form inflatingBrE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ/ [T , I ]~ (sth )to fill sth or become filled with gas or air 使充气；膨胀◆ Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord . 猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。◆ The life jacket failed to inflate . 救生衣未能充气。[T ]~sth to make sth appear to be more important or impressive than it really is 鼓吹；吹捧[T , I ]~ (sth )to increase the price of sth ; to increase in price （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结果是促使价格上涨。◆ 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。 ➡ compare deflate, reflate |
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