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单词 deflate
释义
deflate
verb
uk
/dɪˈfleɪt/us
/dɪˈfleɪt/

deflateverb(MAKE SMALLER)

[IorT]
If something that hasairorgasinside it deflates, or is deflated, itbecomessmallerbecause itlosestheairorgas:
（使）变瘪；给…放气
to deflate aballoon/tyre给气球／轮胎放气
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
  • abridgment
  • attenuate
  • attenuated
  • attenuating
  • attenuation
  • boil
  • damp
  • falling
  • falling-off
  • foreshorten
  • foreshortened
  • go through the flooridiom
  • haircut
  • rollback
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • rundown
  • sag
  • salami slicing
  • shave
  • telescope
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deflateverb(WEAKEN)

[Toften passive]
tocausesomething tobecomeweaker:
削弱；使受挫
The party'sambitionshave been deflated by the tworecentby-electiondefeats.最近的两次补选失利使该党的雄心受到了不小的打击。
[Toften passive]
to make someoneloseconfidenceorfeellessimportant:
使灰心，使泄气
They weretotallydeflated bylosingthegame.他们输掉比赛后彻底丧失了信心。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making less strong
  • abate
  • abatement
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • decline
  • emasculation
  • enervate
  • enervating
  • enfeeble
  • enfeebled
  • fade
  • melt
  • relieve
  • sink
  • totter
  • tottering
  • turn to jellyidiom
  • wane
  • waste away
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Humiliating and degrading

deflateverb(MONEY)

[T]
toreducethesupplyofmoneyin aneconomy
使货币紧缩，使通货紧缩
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Economics
  • accommodative
  • anti-economic
  • anti-inflation
  • anti-inflationary
  • anti-recession
  • Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • double-dip
  • float
  • GDP
  • go-go
  • hyperinflation
  • inflation
  • monetarist
  • monetization
  • monetize
  • neoliberal
  • non-economist
  • protectionism
  • retrenchment
  • upturn
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Price decreases
(Definition ofdeflatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deflate| American Dictionary

deflate
verb[I/T]
us
/dɪˈfleɪt/
toallowairorgastoescapefrom within acontainer:
[T]When theroadsareicy, you may have to deflateyourtiresabit.
fig.Someone or something that is deflatedsuddenlyfeelsor isconsideredlessimportant:
[T]Theallegationsdeflate therespectpeoplehave for thepresidency.
(Definition ofdeflatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

deflate| Business English

deflate
verb[IorT]
uk
/dɪˈfleɪt/us
ECONOMICS
when aneconomydeflates or is deflated,pricesfalland there is areductioninwagesandgovernmentspending, andlowlevelsofgrowth:
Thechancellorwill have tokeeprateshigh and deflate theeconomytokeepthelidonpricesandfinancethetradedeficit.
Thefearis thateconomiesfueledbyaiddollarswill deflate afterinternationalagenciesleave.
toreducethevalueorpriceof something, or tobecomelessvaluableorexpensive:
Somepeopleareangry,arguingthat thestatehasartificiallydeflatedhousingvaluesin thearea.
Over the past tenyears, telecompriceshave deflated by 50% whilelevelsofcompetitionhave never been moreintense.

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inflate
reflate
(Definition ofdeflatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeflate

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Another noteworthy feature, this time of a mechanical nature, of such shells is that they offer no resistance to crumpling when they are deflated.
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The balloon catheter was advanced over the guide wire, inflated with dilute contrast to a pressure of 3-4 atmospheres, and deflated immediately.
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Domestic oil prices, however, may vary across countries and regions as they are deflated by the real exchange rate.
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If the position was not adequate, or if there was electrocardiographic signs of myocardial ischaemia, the balloon was immediately deflated and repositioned.
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There were instances when current dollar estimates were not deflated to yield constant dollar estimates.
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Note that in a panel data set, all values of variables should be deflated to avoid spurious correlations.
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During the sweep through the second block, 6 almost linearly dependent vectors were discovered and deflated.
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The same data with the contributions along the first principal component deflated (bottom).
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The stent expanded as the balloon was inflated and remained when die balloon was deflated.
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The tissue expander was deflated on the morning of her radiation oncology simulation and will remain deflated throughout radiotherapy.
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Is it proper to measure real interest rates by deflating current nominal rates by an ex post, and often transitory, annual change in the deflator?
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Figure 2 was produced from those deflated real data.
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To ensure that they were not accidentally injected into lung tissue, the left side of the lungs was partially deflated prior to their introduction.
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The balloon was then inflated to a pressure of between five and six atmospheres and rapidly deflated.
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We have assumed the latter and deflated the nominal amount by an assumed rate of inflation of 2.25 per cent (which is the government's own forecast).
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