inflate
英 [ɪn'fleɪt]
美[ɪn'flet]
- vt. 使充气；使通货膨胀
- vi. 膨胀；充气
英英释意
- 1. fill with gas or air;
- "inflate a balloons"
- 2. exaggerate or make bigger;
- "The charges were inflated"
- 3. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit;
- "The war inflated the economy"
- 4. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value;
- "inflate the currency"
- 5. become inflated;
- "The sails ballooned"