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单词 overinflated
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Definition of overinflated in English:

overinflated

adjectiveəʊv(ə)rɪnˈfleɪtɪdˌōvərinˈflādəd
  • 1(of a price or value) excessive.

    overinflated land values
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Japan had grossly overinflated prices because of its flawed system.
    • In some cases, contractors and city officials disagree over definitions of what's allowable, and there is concern about possible overinflated costs.
    • In reality, everybody knew that technology share prices were overinflated by the end of 1999, but most people also knew that there was no absolute limit to how high they could go.
    • Early estimates are that those figures are somewhat overinflated.
    • The case for an overinflated market gets stronger if you can rent a nice house for far less than the monthly carrying cost of buying it, including mortgage and maintenance.
    • For a while, says Launer, salaries were overinflated.
    • By any traditional standards, they appear to be hugely overinflated - if only because the lack of earnings makes applying traditional standards impossible.
    Synonyms
    excessively high, extortionate, excessive, exorbitant, sky-high, preposterous, outrageous, scandalous, out of the question, beyond one's means, more than one can afford, unreasonable, impossible
    1. 1.1 Exaggerated.
      there were many overinflated claims
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They include restrictions on names which are too similar to drugs already on the market, names which imply overinflated claims for drugs, and those which might be offensive in one language or another.
      • I did not think he was sincere and I thought he had an overinflated opinion of himself.
      • Some let the overinflated earnings claims cloud their judgment.
      • Is your ego so overinflated that you would think one kiss in the dark would make me weak in the knees and swoon?
      Synonyms
      rhetorical, oratorical, elaborate, ornate, bold, extravagant, flowery, florid, dramatic, theatrical, lofty, high-flown, high-sounding, bombastic, magniloquent, grandiloquent, overblown, overripe, overdone, overwrought, affected, orotund, inflated, pompous, pretentious
  • 2Filled with too much air.

    an overinflated balloon
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As with anterior packing, tissue necrosis can occur if a posterior pack is inserted improperly or balloons are overinflated.
    • Remember that overinflated tires can cause uneven tire wear and underinflated tires can cause increased tire temperature, leading to tire failure.
    • The highlight was the wonderfully uneven nature of the handmade pasta: one of my ravioli was overinflated like a balloon.

Derivatives

  • overinflation

  • noun
    • Lung overinflation may impinge on the cardiac fossa, leading to decreased venous return, and also may promote ventricular interdependence by physiologically restricting the heart.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are all sorts of economic factors that add to the geopolitical risk, such as rising interest rates, the weak dollar, a fall in consumer spending and overinflation of equity markets.
      • For a child, overinflation of the cuff may cause discomfort.
      • And even though tires are sometimes better able to cope with overinflation when it comes to service pressure than the rims do, this fact shouldn't allow you to run overinflated.
      • They concluded that the cause is chronic overinflation, which is difficult to differentiate pathologically from early microscopic emphysema.

Rhymes

belated, elated, mismated, outdated, striated, unabated, undated, unrated, unrelated, unstated, X-rated
 
 

Definition of overinflated in US English:

overinflated

adjectiveˌōvərinˈflādəd
  • 1(of a price or value) excessive.

    overinflated land values
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Japan had grossly overinflated prices because of its flawed system.
    • Early estimates are that those figures are somewhat overinflated.
    • The case for an overinflated market gets stronger if you can rent a nice house for far less than the monthly carrying cost of buying it, including mortgage and maintenance.
    • By any traditional standards, they appear to be hugely overinflated - if only because the lack of earnings makes applying traditional standards impossible.
    • In reality, everybody knew that technology share prices were overinflated by the end of 1999, but most people also knew that there was no absolute limit to how high they could go.
    • For a while, says Launer, salaries were overinflated.
    • In some cases, contractors and city officials disagree over definitions of what's allowable, and there is concern about possible overinflated costs.
    Synonyms
    excessively high, extortionate, excessive, exorbitant, sky-high, preposterous, outrageous, scandalous, out of the question, beyond one's means, more than one can afford, unreasonable, impossible
    1. 1.1 Exaggerated.
      there have been so many overinflated claims and unfulfilled promises
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some let the overinflated earnings claims cloud their judgment.
      • Is your ego so overinflated that you would think one kiss in the dark would make me weak in the knees and swoon?
      • I did not think he was sincere and I thought he had an overinflated opinion of himself.
      • They include restrictions on names which are too similar to drugs already on the market, names which imply overinflated claims for drugs, and those which might be offensive in one language or another.
      Synonyms
      rhetorical, oratorical, elaborate, ornate, bold, extravagant, flowery, florid, dramatic, theatrical, lofty, high-flown, high-sounding, bombastic, magniloquent, grandiloquent, overblown, overripe, overdone, overwrought, affected, orotund, inflated, pompous, pretentious
  • 2Filled with too much air.

    an overinflated balloon
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As with anterior packing, tissue necrosis can occur if a posterior pack is inserted improperly or balloons are overinflated.
    • Remember that overinflated tires can cause uneven tire wear and underinflated tires can cause increased tire temperature, leading to tire failure.
    • The highlight was the wonderfully uneven nature of the handmade pasta: one of my ravioli was overinflated like a balloon.
 
 
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