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TOEFL BNC: 13902 COCA: 8865

inflate

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Related topics: Business, Economics
in·flate /ɪnˈfleɪt/ verb  
1 fixed.jpg [intransitiveI, transitiveT]AIR to fill something with air or gas so it becomes larger, or to become filled with air or gas (使)充气,(使)膨胀
 It took us half an hour to inflate the dinghy.
我们用了半小时给橡皮筏充好气。
 Her life jacket failed to inflate.
她的救生衣未能充进去气。
2 [transitiveT]IMPORTANT to make something seem more important or impressive than it really is 吹嘘,吹捧
 The success further inflated his self-confidence.
那次成功使他进一步自我膨胀。
be grossly/vastly/hugely inflated
 The numbers of people involved have been grossly inflated by the media.
涉及的人数被媒体严重夸大了。
3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] technicalBPE to increase in price, or to make something increase in price (使)涨价
 Hotels often inflate prices at particular times of the year.
酒店经常在一年中的某些时候抬高价格。
 Costs were inflating.
成本在上涨。
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
inflatein·flate /ɪnˈfleɪt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ECONOMICS
if the cost or level of something inflates or is inflated, it increases, often above what is reasonable or normal
Overseas sales were inflated by the depreciation of the yen.
Costs of bringing crops to market are likely to inflate due to the high price of oil.
Origin inflate
(1400-1500) Latin past participle of inflare, from flare to blow
in·flate verb
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TOEFL BNC: 13902 COCA: 8865
TOEFL BNC: 13902 COCA: 8865
inflate verb
exaggerate (inflate the importance of sth) increase (inflate prices) swell (inflate your life jacket)
TOEFL BNC: 13902 COCA: 8865

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