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in·flateBrE /ɪnˈfleɪt/NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they inflate BrE /ɪnˈfleɪt/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪt/present simple - he / she / it inflates BrE /ɪnˈfleɪts/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪts/past simple inflated BrE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/past participle inflated BrE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ -ing form inflating BrE /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] ~ sthto 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 |