英语词汇“inflate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in·flate

(ĭn-flāt)

v. in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing, in·flates

v.tr.

1. To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell: inflated the balloon with helium.

a. To fill with pride; aggrandize: positive reviews that inflated the actor's ego.

b. To represent as greater or more important than is in fact the case: inflated the box office receipts to mislead the investors. See Synonyms at exaggerate.

3. To cause (a currency or economy) to undergo inflation.

v.intr.

To become inflated.

[Middle English inflaten, from Latin īnflāre, īnflāt- : in-, in; see IN-² + flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

in·flator, in·flater n.

单词	inflate
释义	in·flate (ĭn-flāt) v. in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing, in·flates v.tr. 1. To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell: inflated the balloon with helium. 2. a. To fill with pride; aggrandize: positive reviews that inflated the actor's ego. b. To represent as greater or more important than is in fact the case: inflated the box office receipts to mislead the investors. See Synonyms at exaggerate. 3. To cause (a currency or economy) to undergo inflation. v.intr. To become inflated. [Middle English inflaten, from Latin īnflāre, īnflāt- : in-, in; see IN-² + flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] in·flator, in·flater n.
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