inflate 音标拼音: [ɪnfl'et]
vt . 使膨胀,使得意,使通货膨胀,使充气
vi . 充气,膨胀
使膨胀,使得意,使通货膨胀,使充气充气,膨胀
inflate v 1 :
exaggerate or make bigger ; "
The charges were inflated "
[
synonym : {
inflate }, {
blow up }, {
expand }, {
amplify }]
2 :
fill with gas or air ; "
inflate a balloons " [
synonym : {
inflate },
{
blow up }] [
ant : {
deflate }]
3 :
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit ; "
The war inflated the economy " [
ant : {
deflate }]
4 :
increase the amount or availability of ,
creating a rise in value ; "
inflate the currency " [
ant : {
deflate }]
5 :
become inflated ; "
The sails ballooned " [
synonym : {
balloon },
{
inflate }, {
billow }]
Inflate \
In *
flate "\,
p .
a . [
L .
inflatus ,
p .
p .
of inflare to inflate ;
pref .
in -
in flare to blow .
See {
Blow }
to puff wind .]
Blown in ;
inflated . --
Chaucer .
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Inflate \
In *
flate "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Inflated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Inflating }.]
1 .
To swell or distend with air or gas ;
to dilate ;
to expand ;
to enlarge ;
as ,
to inflate a bladder ;
to inflate the lungs .
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When passion '
s tumults in the bosom rise ,
Inflate the features ,
and enrage the eyes . --
J .
Scott of Amwell .
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2 .
Fig .:
To swell ;
to puff up ;
to elate ;
as ,
to inflate one with pride or vanity .
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Inflate themselves with some insane delight .
--
Tennyson .
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3 .
To cause to become unduly expanded or increased ;
as ,
to inflate the currency .
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Inflate \
In *
flate "\,
v .
i .
To expand ;
to fill ;
to distend .
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65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
inflate ":
Barnumize ,
add to ,
aggrandize ,
amplify ,
augment ,
balloon ,
bloat ,
blow ,
blow up ,
bombast ,
boost ,
broaden ,
build ,
build up ,
bulk ,
bulk out ,
crescendo ,
develop ,
dilate ,
distend ,
enlarge ,
exaggerate ,
exalt ,
expand ,
extend ,
fatten ,
fill out ,
hike ,
hike up ,
huff ,
increase ,
jack up ,
jump up ,
lay it on ,
lengthen ,
magnify ,
maximize ,
overdevelop ,
overdistend ,
overdraw ,
overexpand ,
overextend ,
overstrain ,
overstretch ,
parlay ,
pile it on ,
pontificate ,
puff ,
puff up ,
pump ,
pump up ,
put up ,
pyramid ,
raise ,
rarefy ,
strain ,
stretch ,
sufflate ,
swell ,
talk big ,
talk highfalutin ,
thicken ,
up ,
vapor ,
widen
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