deflate

英 [dɪˈfleɪt]

美 [dɪˈfleɪt]

v.  放掉(轮胎、气球等的)气; (使)瘪下来; 使泄气; 挫败…的锐气; 紧缩(通货)

过去式：deflated　过去分词：deflated　现在分词：deflating　第三人称单数：deflates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14595 / COCA.13622

牛津词典

verb

• 放掉（轮胎、气球等的）气；（使）瘪下来
  to let air or gas out of a tyre, balloon , etc.; to become smaller because of air or gas coming out
• 使泄气；挫败…的锐气
  to make sb feel less confident; to make sb/sth feel or seem less important
  1. All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated.
     所有这些批评使她彻底失去了信心。
• 紧缩（通货）
  to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使泄气;挫…的锐气;贬低…的重要性
  If youdeflatesomeone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
  1. Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him...
     跟其他演员一样，他有时也会以自我为中心，但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。
  2. Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
     英国另外的夺牌希望在那天早些时候受到了打击。
• V-ERG 放(轮胎、气球等)的气;（使）瘪掉
  When something such as a tyre or balloondeflates, or when youdeflateit, all the air comes out of it.
  1. When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness...
     返回岸上后，救生衣就会瘪掉，恢复成背带状。
  2. ...a deflated dinghy.
     瘪了气的救生筏
  3. We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
     我们把轮胎放了气，以便穿越沙漠时更容易一些。

英英释义

verb

• become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
  1. The balloons deflated
• reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
  1. deflate the currency
• produce deflation in
  1. The new measures deflated the economy
• reduce or lessen the size or importance of
  1. The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
  Synonym:puncture
• release contained air or gas from
  1. deflate the air mattress
• collapse by releasing contained air or gas
  1. deflate a balloon

双语例句

• When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness
  返回岸上后，救生衣就会瘪掉，恢复成背带状。
• While a slowing China is a worry for everyone, policy makers there at least have the financial resources to cushion the economy from a so-called 'hard landing', as well as safely deflate any asset bubbles.
  尽管中国的不断放缓让所有人都担心，但那里的政策制定者至少有财力提供缓冲，使经济不致遭受‘硬着陆’，同时安全戳破任何资产泡沫。
• Financial history shows that bubbles create capacity, which is no longer needed once they deflate.
  金融史表明，泡沫会创造产能，而一旦泡沫破裂，这些产能也不再被需要。
• Her social value will continue to deflate while yours will continue to rise-an inverse relationship of social value.
  她的社交价值会继续降低，你的会持续升高&一个关于社交价值反方向的关系。
• If the steam needs quick deflating, the deflation valve stem can be pressed to deflate the steam thoroughly.
  如急于放气可压住放气阀杆把蒸汽放净。
• They argue that economic decline could quickly deflate the nationalist euphoria fed by a relentless state media campaign.
  他们辩称，官方媒体无休止宣传催生的民族主义狂喜，可能很快就将被经济衰退所冲淡。
• We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
  我们把轮胎放了气，以便穿越沙漠时更容易一些。
• Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him
  跟其他演员一样，他有时也会以自我为中心，但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。
• Perhaps your friend isn't trying to deflate your ego after all.
  毕竟你的朋友不想伤害你的自尊。
• Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
  英国另外的夺牌希望在那天早些时候受到了打击。