inflate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈfleɪt/    美 /ɪnˈfleɪt/|/ɪnˈflæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally transitive
    — You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
  2. To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). intransitive
    — The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.
  3. To swell; to puff up. figuratively
    — to inflate somebody with pride or vanity
  4. To decompress (data) that was previously deflated. transitive
  5. To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate. figuratively,transitive
    — Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip.

词形变化

inflates present,singular,third-person inflating participle,present inflated participle,past inflated past

词汇关系

反义词
deflate
衍生词
disinflate hyperinflate inflatability inflatable inflate-a-date inflated inflater inflatingly inflatino inflaton misinflate overinflate reinflate shrinkflate underinflate
相关词
inflation

词源

From Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of inblow.
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