inflates

英 [ɪnˈfleɪts]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪts]

v.  使充气; 膨胀; 鼓吹; 吹捧; (使)涨价
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柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大
  If youinflatesomething such as a balloon or tyre, or if itinflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas.
  1. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...
     斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
  2. Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.
     唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。
• V-ERG 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高
  If you say that someoneinflatesthe price of something, or that the priceinflates, you mean that the price increases.
  1. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost...
     大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。
  2. Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.
     服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。
• VERB 夸张;夸大;吹嘘
  If someoneinflatesthe 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.
  1. They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies...
     他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。
  2. Even his war record was fraudulently inflated.
     甚至他的参战履历也是夸大其词，充满谎言。

双语例句

• At the same time, if stock exchange inflates too much, it will take bad effect.
  同时，股票市场如果过度膨胀，会对经济增长带来负面效应。
• Large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed.
  发怒时身体膨胀的大型非洲蝰蛇。
• Content: With the rapid development of internet today, network information inflates day by day, facing this numerous information resource, the majority of internet users are increasingly felt themselves to be required information has become more difficult.
  内容摘要：在互联网快速发展的今天，网络上的信息日益膨胀，面对这众多的信息资源，广大网民发现越来越难以获得自己想要的信息。
• That is a bad approach, because it inflates the denominator.
  那是不好的手段，因为无形中扩大了分母。
• When the air bag inflates, a proper sitting position can reduce the risk of injury, and allows you to get the best protection.
  虽然气囊可以拯救生命，这可能导致严重或致命伤害的居民谁太靠近它们，或者没有适当的限制。
• When biological information inflates and is displaced, it is also unavailable to assist the body in ascending.
  当生物信息被膨胀和转移时，它们也就无法获得来支持身体的提升。
• A safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward.
  牢固在汽车上的安全的袋子；由于碰撞充气并且阻止司机被抛到前面的袋子。
• The bladder ( the part which inflates) should cover at least two thirds of the distance around your arm and should not overlap.
  皮囊要覆盖你手臂周围至少三分之二的距离，而且不要重叠。
• If the passenger sits too close to the dashboard, when the front seat air bag inflates, the passenger could be injured.
  乘客谁坐在太近，仪表板也可能受到损害，如果前面气囊膨胀。
• American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting.
  美洲矶鹬，求爱时胸部涨大。