| [/ɪnˈfleɪt; ɪnˋflet/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) fill (a tyre, balloon, etc) with air or gas 使（轮胎、 气球等）充气、 膨胀:
a fully inflated tyre 气充得很足的 轮胎.
(b) [I] become filled with air or gas; swell 充满气体; 膨胀; 胀大:
With a supply of compressed air the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds. 大气球注入压缩空气後, 几秒钟就充足了气. 用法:
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) cause (sb's self-opinion) to become too great 使某人自视甚高; 骄傲; 得意:
flattery that would inflate the most modest person's ego 把最谦虚的人也能吹捧得趾高气扬的恭维. 用法:
3 [I, Tn] (finance 财) take action to increase the amount of money in circulation in (an economy) so that prices rise 物价上涨; 使通货膨胀. Cf 参看 deflate, reflate. |