| 单词 | deflate |
| 释义 | deflate /di'fleit; dr flet/ vt [VP6A] 1 make (a tyre, balloon, etc) smaller by letting out air or gas; (fig) lessen the conceit of: 放出 (输胎，气球等) 中的空气或气体; (喻) 挫…之傲气： ~ a pompous politician. 挫一自大的政客的傲气。 2 /.dk'fleit; di，flet/ take action to reduce the amount of money in circulation in order to lower or keep steady the prices of salable goods. 采取行动紧缩通货以降低或穏定物价。 deflation /-eifn; -eJan/ n [U] the action of deflating. 放出空气; 紧缩通货以稳定物价。 deflationary /,6i: 'flei/nsn US: -ncn /; di'flefan-,eri adj produced, designed or tending to prcxiuce monetary deflation 以紧缩通货以降低或隐定物价的： deflationary measures applied by the Chancellor. 首相所采取的紧缩通货以稳定物价的措施。 → inflate. |
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