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Deflate Deflated 英[Dɪˈfleɪt 美[Dɪˈflet V.放气;瘪下来;使泄气;紧缩 Verb 使泄气;挫…的锐气;贬低…的重要性 Confidence

单词 deflate
音标
英[dɪˈfleɪt] 美[dɪˈflet]
解释
v.放气;瘪下来;使泄气;紧缩;
例句

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.
例: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。
例: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。

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.
例: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。
例:...a deflated dinghy.瘪了气的救生筏
变形
third:deflates~done:deflated~ing:deflating~past:deflated~

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