inflated
adjective
uk/ɪnˈfleɪ.tɪd/us/ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ɪd/Inflatedprices,costs,numbers, etc. arehigherthan they should be, orhigherthanpeoplethinkisreasonable.
(价格、成本、数目等)过高的,过多的greater than the usual level or amount
- highHigh temperatures are set to continue into next week.
- high inThis cereal is high in fibre and nutrients.
- extremeThey live in extreme poverty.
- stratosphericHome prices are stratospheric around here!
- soaringRents are soaring while pay remains steady.
Exaggerating & playing down
- bloviate
- blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
- cartoonish
- catastrophize
- dramatization
- dramatize
- exaggerate
- minimize
- OTT
- over-egg
- overboard
- overdramatic
- overdramatize
- overembellish
- overplay
- overstatement
- pile
- proportion
- stretch the truthidiom
- understate