deflate
英 [dɪ'fleɪt]
美 [dɪ'flet]
- vt. 放气；使缩小；紧缩通货；打击；使泄气
- vi. 缩小；物价下降
TEM8 IELTS
deflate 使泄气de-, 不，非，使相反。-flat, 膨胀，鼓气，词源同blow, inflate.
- deflate (v.)
- 1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate. Latin deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Related: Deflated; deflating.
- 1. When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness.
- 返回岸上后，救生衣就会瘪掉，恢复成背带状。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him.
- 跟其他演员一样，他有时也会以自我为中心，但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
- 我们把轮胎放了气，以便穿越沙漠时更容易一些。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Nothing could deflate his ego / pomposity , ie make him less self - assured or pompous.
- 任何事都不能削弱他的自信心[气焰].
来自辞典例句
- 5. The up - regulating of required reserve ratio will deflate money supply.
- 上调准备金率势必将紧缩货币供应量.
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