to inflate
01
充气, 用空气或气体填满
to make something full by air or gas
Transitive: to inflate an expandable object
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
inflate
第三人称单数
inflates
现在分词
inflating
一般过去时
inflated
过去分词
inflated
例子
He inflated the balloon by blowing air into it until it reached its maximum size.
他通过向气球吹气直到达到最大尺寸来充气。
02
夸大, 膨胀
to increase something significantly or excessively
Transitive: to inflate a price
例子
He inflated his estimate of the project's cost, hoping to secure more funding than necessary.
他夸大了项目成本的估计，希望能获得比必要更多的资金。
03
充气, 膨胀
to expand or become swollen with air or gas
Intransitive
例子
The balloon inflated gradually as air was pumped into it, growing larger with each passing moment.
气球随着空气被泵入而逐渐膨胀，每时每刻都在变大。
04
夸大, 夸张
to make something seem more impressive or important than it actually is
Transitive: to inflate a fact
例子
The politician tried to inflate his accomplishments during the campaign speech.
这位政治家试图在竞选演讲中夸大他的成就。
05
膨胀, 增加
to increase the supply of currency or credit in an economy, leading to a rise in prices of goods and services
Transitive: to inflate the economy or a currency
例子
The central bank decided to inflate the currency to stimulate economic growth.
中央银行决定膨胀货币以刺激经济增长。
词汇树
inflatable
inflated
inflater
inflate
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