| 单词 | inflate |
| 释义 | inflate inflate // verb
1 [+ obj] to deliberately make a number, an amount, etc. appear higher or be higher, often in a dishonest way: He knowingly inflated sales figures. An employee claimed that earnings had been inflated by accounting tricks. They artificially inflated earnings to meet Wall Street expectations.
2 [+ obj or no obj] to increase in price; to increase the price of sth: Oil prices were inflated by the threat of war. Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year. Demand has been inflated by generous discounting schemes.
DEFLATE, REFLATE |
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