单词 | deflate |
释义 | deflate deflate verb [+ obj or no obj]
1 (Economics ) // to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady: The government raised interest rates in an attempt to deflate the economy. ⇨ INFLATE, REFLATE
2 /; / to become or make sth less valuable, expensive or active: Food prices are deflating by 1.5% a year. a badly deflated share price The technology bubble has began to deflate. |
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