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deflate

音標[di'fleit] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 放氣, 抽出空氣, 使縮小
vi. 縮小

詞型變化：

名詞:deflator 動詞過去式:deflated 過去分詞:deflated 現在分詞:deflating 第三人稱單數:deflates 

英文解釋：

動詞 deflate:

  1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas
  2. release contained air or gas from
  3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of
    同義詞：puncture
  4. produce deflation in
  5. reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
  6. become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air

例句：

  1. I felt quite deflated by your nasty remark.
    你那些難聽的話使我覺得無地自容。
  2. The Government decided to deflate.
    政府決定緊縮通貨。

詳細解釋：


de.flate

v.（動詞）
de.flat.ed,de.flat.ing,de.flates
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To release contained air or gas from.
放氣：從…放掉所含的空氣或氣體
To collapse by releasing contained air or gas.
癟掉：由於放掉所含的空氣或氣體而癟掉
To reduce or lessen the size or importance of:
縮小；降低：縮小…的尺寸或降低…的重要性：
例句：
Losing the contest deflated my ego.
競賽的失利使我灰心喪氣

Economics
【經濟學】
To reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices.
緊縮：減少（通貨或信貸）的數額或可獲得性，導致價格下降
To produce deflation in (an economy).
在（經濟）上造成通貨緊縮
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To be or become deflated:
癟掉，縮小，泄氣：
例句：
The balloon deflated slowly.
氣球慢慢癟掉了

來源：
de-
de-
(in)flate
(in)flate

【引伸】
defla.tor
n.（名詞）

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