橘子朗文词典

inflated

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɪnˈfleɪ.tɪd]
  • 美式音标 [ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ɪd]
  • 国际音标 [in'fleitid]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 通货膨胀的；充了气的；价格飞涨的；（植物）肿胀的
  • v. 膨胀（inflate的过去式和过去分词）；使充气；抬高（物价）

词根记忆

  • in(朝内) + flat(吹气) + e→朝内吹气→使充气

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    inflatable：膨胀的，可充气的；得意的。
    inflationary：通货膨胀的；通货膨胀倾向的；通货膨胀引起的。
  • n性质的同根词
    inflation：膨胀；通货膨胀；夸张；自命不凡。
    inflater：增压泵；充气者。
    inflator：充气者；打气筒；增压泵。
  • vi性质的同根词
    inflate：膨胀；充气。
  • vt性质的同根词
    inflate：使充气；使通货膨胀。

英汉例句

  • Monstrously inflated prices are designed to keep people like us at bay.
    疯狂飞涨的价格会使像我们这样的人走投无路。
  • They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch store.
    他们不得不在农场商店以高价购买所有东西。
  • Even his war record was fraudulently inflated.
    甚至他的参战履历也是夸大其词，充满谎言。
  • He has an inflated sense of his own importance.
    他自视过高。
  • Monstrously inflated prices are designed to keep people like us at bay.
    疯狂飞涨的价格会使像我们这样的人走投无路。

词组短语

    短语

  • unprecedentedly inflated 空前膨胀;空前收缩
  • inflated profits 虚增利润;夸大的收益
  • inflated budget 虚增预算;膨胀的预算
  • inflated income 虚增收益
  • inflated reputation 空虚的名称

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people think is reasonable.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas.
  • If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases.
  • inflated
  • If someone inflates the amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it.

专业释义

    生物学

  • 肿胀的，膨大的
  • 膨胀的
  • 空心而张大的
  • 膨大的