deflate 英 [dɪˈfleɪt] 　 美 [dɪˈflet]

deflate

deflate　 英 [dɪˈfleɪt] 美 [dɪˈflet]

v. 泄气，放气；紧缩通货　

进行时:deflating　 过去式:deflated　 过去分词:deflated　 第三人称单数:deflates　 名词复数:deflates　

He was deflated by the news.　这消息令他泄气。
Losing the contest deflated my ego.　竞赛的失利使我灰心丧气

  • To deflate is to let the air out of something. If you deflate the tires on your brother's bike, he won't be able to ride it until he gets them pumped up again.
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  • v. 泄气，放气；紧缩通货

  • 1. He was deflated by the news.

    这消息令他泄气。

  • 2. Losing the contest deflated my ego.

    竞赛的失利使我灰心丧气

  • 3. The balloon deflated slowly.

    气球慢慢瘪掉了

  • 4. Uncle Vernon was deflating like an old tyre.

    弗农姨父像只旧轮胎一样泄了气。

  • deflate (v.) 1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate. Latin deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Related: Deflated; deflating.
de·flate verb 1 / dɪˈfleɪt ; NAmE dɪˈfleɪt / / ˌdiːˈfleɪt ; NAmE ˌdiːˈfleɪt / [transitive ,  intransitive ] deflate(sth) to let air or gas out of a tyre, balloon,etc; to become smaller because of air or gas coming out 放掉（轮胎、气球等的）气；（使）瘪下来 2 / dɪˈfleɪt ; NAmE dɪˈfleɪt / [transitive ,  often passive ] deflatesb/sth to make sb feel less confident; to make sb/sth feel or seem less important 使泄气；挫败…的锐气 ◆ All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated. 所有这些批评使她彻底失去了信心。 3 / ˌdiːˈfleɪt ; NAmE ˌdiːˈfleɪt / [transitive ] deflatesth ( economics 经 ) to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady 紧缩（通货） ☞compare inflate  (3 ) , reflate deflate deflates deflated deflating de·flate / dɪˈfleɪt ; NAmE dɪˈfleɪt /
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