英 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪd] 美 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪd]
adj. 通货膨胀的；充了气的；价格飞涨的；（植物）肿胀的
v. 膨胀（inflate 的过去式和过去分词）；使充气；抬高（物价）
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。
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself
同义词： exaggerated / hyperbolic
expanded by (or as if by) gas or air
an inflated balloon
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
同义词： high-flown / high-sounding
肿胀的，膨大的
膨胀的
空心而张大的
膨大的
... intersterility 杂交不育性 intercalator 嵌入剂，插层剂 inflated 溶胀的 ...
... medieval 中古的，中世纪的 inflated 夸张的 comprehensible 可领悟的，可了解的 ...
... Dominate支配 ，占优势；控制 Inflated通货膨胀的；（股价存在）泡沫的，价格过高的 Consortium社团 ，协会 ，联盟 ， 财团 ...
inflatable 膨胀的，可充气的；得意的
inflationary 通货膨胀的；通货膨胀倾向的；通货膨胀引起的
inflate 膨胀；充气
inflate 使充气；使通货膨胀
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。
He sang as he walked, and he walked as he sang, and got more inflated every minute.
他边走边唱，边唱边走，每一分钟都变得越来越膨胀。
He or she will instead point out, constructively and tactfully, exactly how their inflated sense of deservingness is somewhat distorted.
相反，他/她会建设性地、巧妙地指出，他们膨胀的优越感究竟是如何被扭曲的。
They became inflated by too much lending, too much borrowing and risky new ways of financing sales.
VOA : special.2011.01.24
To get down to it, you have to cut away what is not true, what is inflated, beside the point, excess, ornament.
更直接点，你们要去掉不真实的，除了这点还有膨胀的，过量的和装饰的。
现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
In a normal, productive, healthy, happy environment, people don't scream at you about how bad you're doing but they compliment how good you are and that could lead to an inflated self-esteem on the part of people in certain domains.
在一个正常，高效，健康快乐的环境里，人们不会大声跟你说你做得有多差,但他们会称赞你做得很好,因而导致人们在某些方面,自我评价膨胀。
心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
But Alan Viard, senior fellow at the conservative leaning American Enterprise Institute, says the White House numbers are inflated.
VOA : standard.2010.06.18
The opposition Front of Socialist Forces said the electoral results are inflated.
VOA : standard.2009.04.10
Something funny was going on with the books, suggesting that revenues and profits had been inflated.
During a credit expansion asset values become inflated, and credit-fueled spending tends to drive up corporate profitability.
They inflated at home for political purposes, but tried to keep their currencies pegged to the dollar.