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单词 inflate
释义 inflate /ɪnˈfleɪt/
🄰 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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