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deflate

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de·flate /ˌdiːˈfleɪt, dɪ-/ verb  
1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SMALL if a tyre, balloon etc deflates, or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the gas inside it comes out (使)放气,(使)漏气 OPP inflate go down, let down
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In everyday British English, people usually say an object goes down rather than deflates: 在日常英国英语中,人们一般说 go down ,而不说 deflate
It looks like the air bed has gone down.
充气床垫似乎瘪了。
2 [transitiveT]CONFIDENT# to make someone feel less important or less confident 使〔某人〕泄气,挫伤〔某人的信心〕
 She was deflated when Fen made no comment on her achievement.
芬对她的成就没作任何评论,她很泄气。
3 [transitiveT]PROVE to show that a statement, argument etc is wrong 揭破,击破〔论点等〕
 Simkin hoped to find a way to deflate his opponent’s argument.
西姆金希望能找到击破对手论点的办法。
4. [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PE technical to change economic rules or conditions in a country so that prices fall or stop rising (使)〔物价〕下降;紧缩(通货)
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From Longman Business Dictionary
deflatede·flate /ˌdiːˈfleɪt, ˌdɪ-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ECONOMICS
1if a government deflates the economy, it reduces the demand for goods and services by raising interest rates and taxes, limiting wage increases, reducing government spending, or a combination of these
Raising interest rates too high could deflate the economy into a serious financial crisis.
2if the price of something deflates, it goes down
Is the company’s stock likely to deflate further?
compare reflate
Origin deflate
(1800-1900) de- + inflate
de·flate verb →REGISTER1
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