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deflate v.放气；泄气；紧缩；降低 (1) 他们稍微放掉车胎的气以让卡车在跨线桥下行驶。(2) 一句尖锐的话足以使她泄气。(3) 你那些难听的话使我觉得无地自容。(4) 政府决定紧缩通货。 You can deflate anything that's full of air or another gas: an air mattress, an inflatable sled, a helium balloon, or the tires on your car. When something, like a hot air balloon, empties of air, you can also say it deflates. Figuratively, a person can also deflate when they are suddenly drained of self-assurance or cheer: "Hearing him criticize me in front of the class made me deflate."

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英 [dɪ'fleɪt] 美 [dɪ'fleɪt] (1) They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.(2) One sharp remark is enough to deflate her.(3) I felt quite deflated by your nasty remark.(4) The Government decided to deflate. To deflate is to let the air out of something. If you deflate the tires on your brother's bike, he won't be able to ride it until he gets them pumped up again. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]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。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。deflatedWhen she refused I felt deflated.当她拒绝时我感到灰心丧气。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]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.   [V]  [V-ed]  [V n]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。...a deflated dinghy.瘪了气的救生筏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。

英语单词	deflate
英美音标	英 [dɪ'fleɪt] 美 [dɪ'fleɪt]
中文释义	v.放气；泄气；紧缩；降低
英语例句	(1) They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass. (2) One sharp remark is enough to deflate her. (3) I felt quite deflated by your nasty remark. (4) The Government decided to deflate.
中文例句	(1) 他们稍微放掉车胎的气以让卡车在跨线桥下行驶。 (2) 一句尖锐的话足以使她泄气。 (3) 你那些难听的话使我觉得无地自容。 (4) 政府决定紧缩通货。
vocabulary简明	To deflate is to let the air out of something. If you deflate the tires on your brother's bike, he won't be able to ride it until he gets them pumped up again.
vocabulary扩展	You can deflate anything that's full of air or another gas: an air mattress, an inflatable sled, a helium balloon, or the tires on your car. When something, like a hot air balloon, empties of air, you can also say it deflates. Figuratively, a person can also deflate when they are suddenly drained of self-assurance or cheer: "Hearing him criticize me in front of the class made me deflate."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] 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。 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。 deflated When she refused I felt deflated. 当她拒绝时我感到灰心丧气。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]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. [V] [V-ed] [V n] 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。 ...a deflated dinghy. 瘪了气的救生筏 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。

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