Inflate
[ ɪn'flet ]
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vt.& vi. 使充气（于轮胎、气球等）;（使）膨胀;（使）通货膨胀;物价上涨;
💡 词根助记
in(in)+flate(to blow)→使膨胀；使得意；使物价上涨
📝 例句
Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。
🌱 联想助记
in 反 + flat 扁平，扁平的反意→膨胀
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-hale-表示“呼吸”
📖 牛津释义
inflate
v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) fill (a tyre, balloon, etc) with air or gas 使（轮胎、 气球等）充气、 膨胀
a fully inflated tyre 气充得很足的 轮胎.
(b) [I] become filled with air or gas; swell 充满气体; 膨胀; 胀大
With a supply of compressed air the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds. 大气球注入压缩空气後, 几秒钟就充足了气.
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) cause (sb's self-opinion) to become too great 使某人自视甚高; 骄傲; 得意
flattery that would inflate the most modest person's ego 把最谦虚的人也能吹捧得趾高气扬的恭维.
3 [I, Tn] (finance 财) take action to increase the amount of money in circulation in (an economy) so that prices rise 物价上涨; 使通货膨胀. Cf 参看 deflate, reflate.
🎯 考研助记
in进+flat+e→吹气进去)[flat=blow,表示"吹"]
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'fleit]vt. 使膨胀, 使得意, 使通货膨胀, 使充气vi. 充气, 膨胀【经】 使(通货)膨胀, 抬高(物价)
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They're both fine,too. What about your family?
他们也都很好。你的家人好吗？
The children wake up very early, and can't wait to open the presents in their stockings.
孩子们醒得很早，迫不及待地打开袜子里的礼物。
Many of the stars cannot be seen because they are too far away.
许多星星我们之所以看不见，是因为它们离我们太远。