单词 | inflate |
释义 | inflate 🄰 vt. 1.(blow up)+ tyre, balloon使充气;使膨胀;使胀大 Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the life raft.斯图尔特跳进海里给救生筏充了气。 2.(increase)+ cost, price抬高;使涨高 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电影的最终成本。 3.(exaggerate)+ description, figures, expectations夸大;夸张;吹嘘 Expectations must not be unduly inflated.不能过度夸大期望。 They inflated their clients' medical injuries and treatment to defraud insurance companies.他们夸大当事人伤势的严重性和治疗费用以欺骗保险公司。 Companies used creative accounting to inflate profits.很多公司通过伪造账目, 虚增利润。 🄱 vi. 1.inflatable object, life jacket +充气;膨胀;胀大 Don's life jacket had failed to inflate.唐的救生衣没能充气膨胀。 2.(of costs, prices)(成本、价格等)抬高, 上涨 Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.服装价格没有汽车上涨得那么多。 |
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