inflate

美 [ɪnˈfleɪt]英 [ɪnˈfleɪt]
  • v.使充气;膨胀;(使)涨价;鼓吹;吹捧

过去式: inflated 现在分词: inflating 过去分词: inflated 第三人称单数: inflates

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verb

1

使充气;膨胀
to fill sth or become filled with gas or air

Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.

猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。

The life jacket failed to inflate.

救生衣未能充气。

2

鼓吹;吹捧
to make sth appear to be more important or impressive than it really is

3

(使)涨价
to increase in price; to increase the price of sth

The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices.

对新住宅需求的主要结果是促使价格上涨。

Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year.

食物价格的上涨率已不再像去年那样高了。

inflate

频次

  • 1
    V-ERG (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大
    If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas.

    Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...

    斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。

  • 2
    V-ERG 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高
    If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases.

    The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost...

    大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。

  • They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch store.

    他们不得不在农场商店以高价购买所有东西。

  • 4
    VERB 夸张;夸大;吹嘘
    If someone inflates the amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it.

    They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies...

    他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。

verb

1
become inflated
The sails ballooned
Synonym: balloon billow
2
fill with gas or air
inflate a balloons
Synonym: blow up
3
exaggerate or make bigger
The charges were inflated
Synonym: blow up expand amplify
4
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
inflate the currency
5
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
The war inflated the economy

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  1. Don 's lifejacket had failed to inflate .

    唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。

  2. The study of protecting condition influence of mixing inflate concrete contracting rate

    养护条件对掺膨胀剂混凝土收缩率影响的研究

  3. Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year .

    食物价格的上涨率已不再像去年那样高了。

  4. The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices .

    对新住宅需求的主要结果是促使价格上涨。

  5. He has an inflated sense of his own importance .

    他自视过高。

  6. Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord .

    猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。

  7. The life jacket failed to inflate .

    救生衣未能充气。

  8. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film 's final cost

    大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。

  9. They inflated clients ' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies

    他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。

  10. Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles .

    服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。

  11. Even his war record was fraudulently inflated .

    甚至他的参战履历也是夸大其词,充满谎言。

  12. Price Waterhouse have traced the losses to lenders ' inflated assessments of mortgaged property .

    普华永道会计师事务所已经查明损失源于贷方对按揭财产估值过高。

  13. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay .

    居高不下的生活开支势必会把老百姓逼入走投无路的境地。

  14. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft

    斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。

  15. It takes him 1-2 minutes to inflate this balloon .

    他花1到2分钟就可以把这个气球吹好。

  16. His life jacket failed to inflate .

    他的救生衣未能充气胀起来。

  17. The government would inflate the economy and then put on price control .

    政府将先让经济膨胀,然后再实施物价管理。

  18. People should be nominated for award based on real and not inflated merit .

    评先进要实事求是,不要人为地拔高。

  19. The air bag would inflate in event of a collision to cushion front seat passengers .

    如果发生撞车,气袋会充气胀开保护前座的乘客。

  20. The tyre is fully inflated .

    车胎的气充得很足。

  21. This figure is inflated .

    这个数字有水分。

  22. We have to inflate the football .

    我们得给足球充气。

  23. He is inflating the balloons .

    他正在给气球充气。

  24. Even that percentage is likely inflated by men thrust into their caretaker role by a downsizing .

    甚至这个比率中还包含着因为企业精简裁员而不得不退居家庭的男士。

  25. Mass advertising often inflates prices rather than reducing them .

    大宗广告常常是抬高物价而不是降低

  26. They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity .

    他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法

  27. Many are already overheating , with prices rising and asset bubbles inflating .

    随着物价日益上涨、资产泡沫膨胀,很多新兴国家经济已经过热

  28. The device periodically inflates the cuff and takes a blood pressure reading .

    定期气囊打气及进行血压读数

  29. I felt myself inflating slowly with rage , like a tyre .

    我感到自己体内的怒气正慢慢膨胀,像一只轮胎那样

  30. One problem is the likely inflated value of much of that collateral .

    问题之一是许多贷款抵押品的价值可能被夸大。

fill cram inflate stuff 【导航词义:充满】
fill v. (使)充满,挤满
〔辨析〕

指(使)容器等装满某物或处所等挤满人;也可引申指使某人充满某种感情。

〔例证〕

The glass is filled with milk.

杯子里装满了牛奶。

My job is to fill the rice sacks.

我的工作是把米袋子装满。

Her excellent speech filled the auditorium.

她精彩的演讲让礼堂爆满。

I am filled with admiration for her.

我对她充满敬佩之情。

cram v. 把…塞满,挤满
〔辨析〕

指把某物塞入狭小的空间;也指人挤进或挤满某一交通工具、处所等。

〔例证〕

He crammed his bag with books.

他把袋子装满了书。

We all crammed in and he started the car.

我们都挤了进去,然后他发动了汽车。

The library was crammed with readers.

图书馆里挤满了读者。

inflate v. (使)充气
〔辨析〕

指某物充气膨胀,或指为某物充气。

〔例证〕

His life jacket failed to inflate.

他的救生衣未能充气胀起来。

It takes him 1-2 minutes to inflate this balloon.

他花1到2分钟就可以把这个气球吹好。

How long do you need to inflate the dinghy?

你需要多长时间才能把橡皮筏充好气?

stuff v. 填满,装满
〔辨析〕

指把某物装满;用于烹饪时则指给鸡、辣椒等填馅。

〔例证〕

The pillow is stuffed with cotton.

这个枕头里塞满了棉花。

She can't move those boxes stuffed full of books.

她无法搬动那些装满书的箱子。

Did you stuff the turkey?

你给火鸡填料了吗?