deflate

汉语翻译

vt. 放气, 抽出空气, 使缩小
vi. 缩小

词型变化

名词:deflator 动词过去式:deflated 过去分词:deflated 现在分词:deflating 第三人称单数:deflates 

英语解释

动词 deflate:

collapse by releasing contained air or gasrelease contained air or gas fromreduce or lessen the size or importance of同义词：punctureproduce deflation inreduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or pricesbecome deflated or flaccid, as by losing air

例句

I felt quite deflated by your nasty remark.你那些难听的话使我觉得无地自容。The Government decided to deflate.政府决定紧缩通货。

详细解释

de.flate

v.（动词）
de.flat.ed,de.flat.ing,de.flates
v.tr.（及物动词）


To release contained air or gas from.
放气：从…放掉所含的空气或气体
To collapse by releasing contained air or gas.
瘪掉：由于放掉所含的空气或气体而瘪掉
To reduce or lessen the size or importance of:
缩小；降低：缩小…的尺寸或降低…的重要性：
例句：
Losing the contest deflated my ego.
竞赛的失利使我灰心丧气

Economics
【经济学】
To reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices.
紧缩：减少（通货或信贷）的数额或可获得性，导致价格下降
To produce deflation in (an economy).
在（经济）上造成通货紧缩
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be or become deflated:
瘪掉，缩小，泄气：
例句：
The balloon deflated slowly.
气球慢慢瘪掉了


来源：
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(in)flate
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【引伸】
defla.tor
n.（名词）