英 [ɪnˈfleɪt] 美 [ɪnˈfleɪt]
v. （使）充气，（使）膨胀；使（价格、成本等）上涨；夸大，吹嘘
第三人称单数inflates
现在分词inflating
过去式inflated
过去分词inflated
inflate /ɪnˈfleɪt/ CET6+ TEM4 [ inflating inflated inflates ]
及物动词/不及物动词 If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. 使充气; 充气
Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft.
斯图尔特跳进海里给救生筏充气。
及物动词/不及物动词 If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. 抬高 (物价); 涨高
The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost.
一部大片的发行宣传会抬高影片的最终成本。
形容词 高涨的
They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch shop.
他们不得不以高价购买牧场商店里的各种物品。
及物动词 If someone inflates the amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it. 夸大
They inflated their clients' medical injuries and treatment to defraud insurance companies.
他们夸大了客户受伤及治疗的情况以欺骗保险公司。
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
The war inflated the economy
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
inflate the currency
膨胀-引用次数：1
参考来源BCL
充气
膨胀
对于事件发生时滑梯包没有充气的问题，与滑梯包释放（RELEASE）和充气（INFLATE）的过程有关，在技术上不存在疑问。
Inflate（膨胀）：沿着笔刷接触处的各点的各自法线方向生成地形，由于生成的多边形互相远离，将产生气球状膨胀地形。
... fanatic 狂热,狂热者,盲信 inflate 使膨胀,使得意,使通货膨胀 custodian 管理人,保管人,监督人 ...
... inflame 使动怒,激怒 inflect 转向,改变 inflate 使胀大,使得意 inflict 使痛苦,施加 (伤害等) influence 影响(力),权势 influx 涌到,流入 infuriate 激怒 ...
inflated 膨胀（inflate的过去式和过去分词）；使充气；抬高（物价）
使充气；使通货膨胀
膨胀；充气
The life jacket failed to inflate.
救生衣未能充气。
The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost.
一部大片的发行宣传会抬高影片的最终成本。
The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices.
对新住宅需求的主要结果是促使价格上涨。
While the middlemen inflate the retail price, the distributors say the government sets prices artificially low.
VOA : standard.2010.08.04
Well,that's going to inflate the numbers too because the only managers that kind of raise their hand and say, hey I've got this interesting new approach to managing domestic equities--or whatever the asset class is -are the ones that have succeeded.
当然是会让指数起点偏高,因为经理人倾向于提供那些,举手说找到有趣的新方法,来管理国内股权投资,或其他投资的,成功的历史数据
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You can begin to implement soft policies that are subtle, where you can slowly inflate.
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"When the stitches were put in, we started seeing the lung inflate and deflate, " Green said.