inflate[in'fleit]

• vt.
  • 使充气；使膨胀；使胀大：

    to inflate a balloon

    给气球充气

  • 使(通货)膨胀；抬高(物价)：

    to inflate a paper currency

    滥发纸币

    A few bidders inflated the prices on purpose.

    几个投标人故意抬高价钱。

  • 使得意，使骄傲：

    to be inflated with pride

    得意洋洋

• vi.
  • 膨胀，胀大；充气；扩大：

    Financial crisis rapidly inflated to a nation-wide economic crisis.

    金融危机迅速扩展成全国性的经济危机。

  • 得意；自傲：

    to inflate with pride

    得意洋洋