deflate

美 [dɪˈfleɪt]英 [dɪˈfleɪt]
  • v.(使)瘪下来;使泄气;紧缩(通货);放掉(轮胎、气球等的)气;挫败…的锐气

过去式: deflated 现在分词: deflating 过去分词: deflated 第三人称单数: deflates

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verb

1

放掉(轮胎、气球等的)气;(使)瘪下来
to let air or gas out of a tyre, balloon , etc.; to become smaller because of air or gas coming out

2

使泄气;挫败…的锐气
to make sb feel less confident; to make sb/sth feel or seem less important

All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated.

所有这些批评使她彻底失去了信心。

3

紧缩(通货)
to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady

deflate

频次

  • 1
    VERB 使泄气;挫…的锐气;贬低…的重要性
    If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.

    Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him...

    跟其他演员一样,他有时也会以自我为中心,但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。

  • When she refused I felt deflated.

    当她拒绝时我感到灰心丧气。

  • 3
    V-ERG 放(轮胎、气球等)的气;(使)瘪掉
    When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it.

    When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness...

    返回岸上后,救生衣就会瘪掉,恢复成背带状。

verb

1
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
The balloons deflated
2
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
deflate the currency
3
produce deflation in
The new measures deflated the economy
4
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
Synonym: puncture
5
release contained air or gas from
deflate the air mattress
6
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
deflate a balloon

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  1. The chancellor was forced to deflate the economy still further .

    财政大臣被迫更进一步紧缩经济。

  2. The Government decided to deflate .

    政府决定紧缩通货。

  3. All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated .

    所有这些批评使她彻底失去了信心。

  4. We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert .

    我们把轮胎放了气,以便穿越沙漠时更容易一些。

  5. Britain 's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day .

    英国另外的夺牌希望在那天早些时候受到了打击。

  6. Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I 've worked out how to deflate him

    跟其他演员一样,他有时也会以自我为中心,但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。

  7. When it returns to shore , the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness

    返回岸上后,救生衣就会瘪掉,恢复成背带状。

  8. It must be steady enough to deflate bubbles and bring markets back down to earth but not so quick that it creates another credit crisis .

    它必须足够稳定,以消除泡沫,并让市场回归现实,但不能太快,否则会造成另一场信贷危机。

  9. I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions .

    他对我的建议兴趣不大,令我感到十分气馁。

  10. He came back from the meeting looking a little deflated .

    他开会回来看上去有一点泄气。

  11. The new measures deflated the economy .

    新的措施使经济处于紧缩状态。

  12. All these factors had deflated demand for fine wine .

    所有这些因素都曾抑制市场对精品葡萄酒的需求。

  13. It will get deflated as we go along .

    将得到瘪随着我们的前进。

  14. That means the bubble will finally be allowed to deflate .

    这意味着,泡沫将最终瘪下去。

  15. I felt somewhat deflated when my application was turned down .

    我的申请被拒绝时,我觉得有些茫然。

  16. Europe cannot deflate its way out of trouble .

    欧洲不可能通过紧缩摆脱困境。

  17. The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence .

    对于他的作品的坏的评论缩小了他的自信。

  18. Now , under the impact of the international economic crisis , Chinese economy may deflate possibly since 2009 .

    而今,在国际经济危机的影响下,2009年以来我国经济有通货紧缩的可能。

  19. Application of rapid cut-off valve with electro-hydraulic control in the deflate line of turbines

    电液控制快速关断阀在汽轮机抽汽管路上的应用

  20. The Regulation Policies Chosen in Macro Economy while Deflating

    通货紧缩时期的宏观调控政策选择

  21. Loosening credit standards is an odd way to deflate a credit bubble .

    用放松信贷标准来抑制信贷泡沫是一种怪异的做法。

  22. The index has been deflating for eight months now .

    迄今新房价格指数已连续下滑了8个月。

  23. Restarted and Deflated Lanczos Algorithm for Solving Large Symmetric Systems

    求解大型对称线性方程组的循环收缩Lanczos算法

  24. One sharp remark is enough to deflate her .

    一句尖锐的话足以使她泄气。

  25. Financial history shows that bubbles create capacity , which is no longer needed once they deflate .

    金融史表明,泡沫会创造产能,而一旦泡沫破裂,这些产能也不再被需要。

  26. well you may be thinking of Tom Brady 's deflated balls right now ,

    你们现在可能想的是汤姆·布雷迪泄气的球,

  27. The Applying Study of Heating System Using Double Deflating Steam Wheel Sets with Water Circling in Black Vacuum

    双抽机组低真空循环水供热的应用研究

  28. Lf the boat starts to deflate , come back to shore .

    如果船开始漏气,回到岸边来。

  29. You are deflating an economy already shrunk by the stock market meltdown .

    彻底垮台你正使得由于股市的崩盘所导致的经济萎缩愈发失去信心。

  30. It felt as though his arm was being deflated .

    就好像他的手臂正在被抽空。