deflate
/dɪˈfleɪt/verb
1
- with obj. let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object)给（轮胎、气球或类似物体）放气：
he deflated one of the tyres.
他把一个轮胎的气给放了。
1.1
- no obj. be emptied of air or gas瘪掉, 泄气：
the balloon deflated.
气球没气了。
2
- cause (someone) to suddenly lose confidence or feel less important使泄气：
as adj. deflated the news left him feeling utterly deflated.那消息让他彻底泄了气。
2.1
- reduce the level of (an emotion or feeling)消气, 减缓（情绪, 感情）：
her anger was deflated.
她的气消了。
3
- Economics bring about a general reduction of price levels in (an economy)【经济】紧缩（经济）。
派生词
deflator
noun词源
late 19th cent.: from DE- (expressing reversal)+-flate （as in inflate）.