| 单词 | inflate |
| 释义 | Word Frequency inflate(ɪnˈfleɪt) verb 1. to expand or cause to expand by filling with gas or air she needed to inflate the tyres 2. (transitive) to cause to increase excessively; puff up; swell to inflate one's opinion of oneself 3. (transitive) to cause inflation of (prices, money, etc) 4. (transitive) to raise in spirits; elate 5. (intransitive) to undergo economic inflation Derived forms inflatedly (inˈflatedly) adverb inflatedness (inˈflatedness) noun inflater (inˈflater) or inflator (inˈflator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin inflāre to blow into, from flāre to blow |
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