Inflate
[ ɪn'flet ]
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vt.& vi. 使充气（于轮胎、气球等）;（使）膨胀;（使）通货膨胀;物价上涨;
💡 词根助记
in(in)+flate(to blow)→使膨胀；使得意；使物价上涨
📝 例句
Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。
🌱 联想助记
in 反 + flat 扁平，扁平的反意→膨胀
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-hale-表示“呼吸”
📖 牛津释义
inflate
v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) fill (a tyre, balloon, etc) with air or gas 使（轮胎、 气球等）充气、 膨胀
a fully inflated tyre 气充得很足的 轮胎.
(b) [I] become filled with air or gas; swell 充满气体; 膨胀; 胀大
With a supply of compressed air the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds. 大气球注入压缩空气後, 几秒钟就充足了气.
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) cause (sb's self-opinion) to become too great 使某人自视甚高; 骄傲; 得意
flattery that would inflate the most modest person's ego 把最谦虚的人也能吹捧得趾高气扬的恭维.
3 [I, Tn] (finance 财) take action to increase the amount of money in circulation in (an economy) so that prices rise 物价上涨; 使通货膨胀. Cf 参看 deflate, reflate.
🎯 考研助记
in进+flat+e→吹气进去)[flat=blow,表示"吹"]
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'fleit]vt. 使膨胀, 使得意, 使通货膨胀, 使充气vi. 充气, 膨胀【经】 使(通货)膨胀, 抬高(物价)
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The 100-metre race.
100米赛跑
So it is! Lily, did you hear what I said?
是呀！莉莉，你听见我的话了吗？
What was the population of the less developed countries in 1950?
1950年不太发达国家的人口是多少？