| 单词 | inflatable |
| 释义 | inflatable (once / 20170 pages) adj Something inflatable can be blown up or filled with air. A balloon is inflatable — you can either blow it up, or fill it with helium so that it floats. Car tires are inflatable, and so are beach balls, bicycle inner tubes, floating pool toys, bouncy castles, air mattresses, and some lightweight boats. If you're in a car accident, the inflatable air bag will fill quickly to protect you from hitting the dashboard. The adjective inflatable comes from the Latin inflare, "to blow into or puff up." WORD FAMILYinflate: inflatable, inflated, inflater, inflates, inflating, inflation, inflator+/inflated: inflatedly/inflation: disinflation, inflationary, inflations/inflator: inflators USAGE EXAMPLESBetter to opt for the petite pool, where an inflatable gold swan bobs next to the chic lounge. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Lights and garlands also decorate the patio, as do a giant inflatable Santa, a reindeer and snowmen. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) The boots aren’t one of the gifts this year but the inflatable couch might get more use in a player’s dorm room or apartment. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) adj designed to be filled with air or gas an inflatable mattress an inflatable boat Syn expansive able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion |
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