deflate
英 [dɪˈfleɪt]
美 [dɪˈfleɪt]
- vt. 放气;使缩小;紧缩通货;打击;使泄气
- vi. 缩小;物价下降
记忆“deflate”的方法是将其分解为“de”和“flat”。想象一个“flat”(平坦的)物体,比如一个气球,由于“de”表示去除或者改变,所以想象这个气球被放气,变得不再“flat”,而是逐渐“deflate”(膨胀后放气)。通过这个动态的场景,可以直观地记住“deflate”放气或使膨胀物变瘪的意思。
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deflate 使泄气de-, 不,非,使相反。-flat, 膨胀,鼓气,词源同blow, inflate.
- 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.
- 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. 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。
- 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。
- 4. Nothing could deflate his ego / pomposity , ie make him less self - assured or pompous.
- 任何事都不能削弱他的自信心[气焰].
- 5. The up - regulating of required reserve ratio will deflate money supply.
- 上调准备金率势必将紧缩货币供应量.