in·flate /ɪnˈflet/
(vt.)使膨脹,使得意,使通貨膨脹,使充氣(vi.)充氣,膨脹
in·flate /ɪnˈflet/ 動詞
In·flate p. a. Blown in; inflated.
In·flate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating.]
1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J. Scott of Amwell.
2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
Inflate themselves with some insane delight. --Tennyson.
3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
In·flate, v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend.
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inflate
v 1: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: blow up]
[ant: deflate]
2: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn:
blow up, expand, amplify]
3: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or
credit; "The war inflated the economy" [ant: deflate]
4: increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in
value; "inflate the currency" [ant: deflate]
5: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: balloon, billow]