deflate

[di'fleit]

v.放气, 泄气, 紧缩, 降低

词形变化

名词: deflator | 动词过去式: deflated | 动词过去分词: deflated | 动词现在分词: deflating | 动词第三人称单数: deflates |

词义辨析

同义:

v.放气

let the air out  release the air from  blow out  wind  exhaust  empty  flatter  puncture

v.降低

reduce  lower  decrease  diminish  devalue  depreciate  depress  collapse  contract  deplete  shrink

v.使泄气

depress  dispirit  let down  lower the spirits  discourage  dishearten  plunge into despair  put down  take down a peg  humiliate  mortify  take the wind out of one's sails  

同义参见:

lower  demoralize  impute  flatten  pump  

反义:

vt.抽出空气; 紧缩通货

inflate  

反义参见:

enlarge  

英英释义

动词 deflate:

collapse by releasing contained air or gas

release contained air or gas from

reduce or lessen the size or importance of

同义词：puncture

produce deflation in

reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices

become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air

补充

deflatedeflate英:[diˈfleit] 美:[dɪˈflet]vt. & vi.1.(使)漏气; (使)…瘪下去2.紧缩(通货); 降低(价格)They began a process of economic deflation.他们开始了一段经济紧缩的过程。vt.1.挫败(某人的)锐气, 使…泄气

例句

1. We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.我们将轮胎放掉一些气, 使穿越沙漠容易一些。 2. He deflated the dinghy and folded it up.他把橡皮艇的气体排空, 然后把它叠好。 3. Britain's hopes of a medal were deflated earlier.英国的夺牌希望在早些时候受到了打击。 4. a mischievous desire to deflate his reputation败坏他名声的恶念 5. He was self-centred but I knew how to deflate him.他这人只顾自己, 但我知道怎么对付他。 6. The government is now deflating the economy.政府正在采取措施抑制经济过热。 7. The life-jacket will deflate automatically.救生衣会自动放气。 8. They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.他们稍微放掉车胎的气以让卡车在跨线桥下行驶。 9. His rebuff thoroughly deflated me.他的断然拒绝使我心灰意懒。 10. One sharp remark is enough to deflate her.一句尖锐的话足以使她泄气。 11. to deflate prices降低价格 12. to deflate currency紧缩通货 13. he deflated one of the tyres.他把一个轮胎的气给放了。 14. the balloon deflated.气球没气了。 15. [as adj. deflated]the news left him feeling utterly deflated.那消息让他彻底泄了气。 16. her anger was deflated.她的气消了。 17. The balloon slowly deflated.气球慢慢瘪下去。 18. I felt really deflated when I got my exam results.我拿到考试成绩时确实感到泄气。 19. deflate the tires放掉轮胎的气 20. a deflated football瘪气的橄榄球 21. The birthday balloons deflated after a few days.几天后，这些生日气球就都瘪了。 22. The harsh criticism left him utterly deflated.严厉的批评使他彻底地灰心丧气了。 23. an insult that would deflate their egos会伤及他们自尊的侮辱 24. deflate [=defuse] an argument平息一场争论 25. He has worked to deflate popular myths about investing.他尽力揭穿目前流行的投资神话。 26. economic polices that could deflate (the value of) the dollar可能使美元贬值的经济政策 27. deflated prices mean that farmers are getting less for their products.农产品价格下跌意味着农民从中获得的收益将变少。