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Inflate Inflated Price V Erg 英[ɪnˈfleɪt 美[ɪnˈflet Vt Vi.使充气(于轮胎、气球等);(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨

单词 inflate
音标
英[ɪnˈfleɪt] 美[ɪnˈflet]
解释
vt.& vi.使充气(于轮胎、气球等);(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨;
例句

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.
例:Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
例:Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。

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.
例: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。
例:Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。

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.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:inflates~done:inflated~ing:inflating~past:inflated~

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