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inflate

释义

inflate

verb

UK /ɪnˈfleɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	inflate
he/she/it	inflates
present participle	inflating
past tense	inflated
past participle	inflated

1
transitive to fill something with air or gas so that it becomes the right shape and size for using
The pump inflates the tyres automatically.
Synonyms and related words
To fill a thing or place with liquid or air
inflate
pump up
blow up
1. 1a
  intransitive to become inflated
  It takes only a second for the airbag to inflate.
  Synonyms and related words
  To become larger
  grow
  expand
  swell
2
transitive to make a number or price higher than it should be
Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs
bargain
beat down
bottom out
1. 2a
  to make something seem more important than it really is
  Synonyms and related words
  To exaggerate and overstate
  aggrandise
  aggrandize
  exaggerate

inflate

verb

US /ɪnˈfleɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	inflate
he/she/it	inflates
present participle	inflating
past tense	inflated
past participle	inflated

1
transitive to fill something with air or gas so that it becomes the right shape and size for using
The pump inflates the tires automatically.
Synonyms and related words
To fill a thing or place with liquid or air
inflate
pump up
blow up
1. 1a
  intransitive to become inflated
  It takes only a second for the airbag to inflate.
  Synonyms and related words
  To become larger
  grow
  expand
  swell
2
transitive to make a number or price higher than it should be
Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs
appraise
bargain
beat down
1. 2a
  to make something seem more important than it really is
  Synonyms and related words
  To exaggerate and overstate
  aggrandise
  aggrandize
  exaggerate

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