| 词汇 | deflate |
| 释义 | deflate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: deflate (verb) deflate /dɪˈfleɪt/ verb deflates; deflated; deflating deflate /dɪˈfleɪt/ verb deflates; deflated; deflating Learner's definition of DEFLATE 1 a [+ object] : to release air or gas from (something, such as a tire or balloon) and make it smaller放气；使…瘪下来 deflate the tires放掉轮胎的气 a deflated football瘪气的橄榄球 b [no object] : to lose air or gas from inside瘪掉；漏气 The birthday balloons deflated after a few days.几天后，这些生日气球就都瘪了。 — opposite inflate 2 [+ object] a : to make (someone) lose confidence or pride使泄气；使沮丧 The harsh criticism left him utterly deflated.严厉的批评使他彻底地灰心丧气了。 an insult that would deflate their egos会伤及他们自尊的侮辱 b : to show that (something) is not important or true证明…不重要；表明…不真实 deflate [=defuse] an argument平息一场争论 He has worked to deflate popular myths about investing.他尽力揭穿目前流行的投资神话。 3 [+ object] : to cause (prices, costs, etc.) to decrease : to cause (something, such as money or real estate) to lose value使降低；使贬值 economic polices that could deflate (the value of) the dollar可能使美元贬值的经济政策 Deflated prices mean that farmers are getting less for their products.农产品价格下跌意味着农民从中获得的收益将变少。 |
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