inflates

英 [ɪnˈfleɪts]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪts]

v.  使充气; 膨胀; 鼓吹; 吹捧; (使)涨价
inflate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大
  If youinflatesomething such as a balloon or tyre, or if itinflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas.
  1. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...
     斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
  2. Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.
     唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。
• V-ERG 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高
  If you say that someoneinflatesthe price of something, or that the priceinflates, you mean that the price increases.
  1. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost...
     大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。
  2. Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.
     服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。
• VERB 夸张;夸大;吹嘘
  If someoneinflatesthe 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.
  1. They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies...
     他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• If the child inflates a balloon, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air.
  如果儿童充气气球，它就成为更大，因为这是充满空气。
• In the real economy, prices changing constantly with price level inflates is a constant source of concern.
  在现实的经济体制当中，随着物价上涨而不断变化的市场价格一直是人们关注的方面。
• The video you send me is showing how the glider inflates while you are in training of the forward launch.
  您发给我的视频显示您在起飞培训中伞打开的情形。
• At the same time, if stock exchange inflates too much, it will take bad effect.
  同时，股票市场如果过度膨胀，会对经济增长带来负面效应。
• A safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward.
  牢固在汽车上的安全的袋子；由于碰撞充气并且阻止司机被抛到前面的袋子。
• Content: With the rapid development of internet today, network information inflates day by day, facing this numerous information resource, the majority of internet users are increasingly felt themselves to be required information has become more difficult.
  内容摘要：在互联网快速发展的今天，网络上的信息日益膨胀，面对这众多的信息资源，广大网民发现越来越难以获得自己想要的信息。
• That is a bad approach, because it inflates the denominator.
  那是不好的手段，因为无形中扩大了分母。
• There is a new China active in the currency markets, according to analysts, as Switzerland's battle to weaken the franc inflates its stockpile of foreign currency reserves.
  在分析师看来，现在外汇市场上活跃着第二个中国，瑞士为压低瑞郎汇率而作出的举措，使其外汇储备规模大幅增长。
• Within the third dimension, the balloon has a center, and its surface expands into the surrounding air as it inflates.
  在三维空间中，气球确实有个中心，而在它膨胀的时候，表面也是向周围的空间扩张出去的。
• Within less than a second, however, the shell inflates into a full-fledged airplane with a six-foot wingspan.
  不过还不到一秒钟，炮弹就膨胀成翼展两公尺的完整飞机。