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
英英释意
- 1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas;
- "deflate a balloon"
- 2. release contained air or gas from;
- "deflate the air mattress"
- 3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of;
- "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
- 4. produce deflation in;
- "The new measures deflated the economy"
- 5. reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices;
- "deflate the currency"
- 6. become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air;
- "The balloons deflated"