
好词典

源自拉丁语 'inflare',由 'in-'(进入)和 'flare'(吹气)组成,意为“吹入”或“膨胀”。
❶ 指通过充气或夸大等方式使某物膨胀或扩大,常用于描述气球、轮胎等物理膨胀,或比喻性地描述数字、重要性等的夸大。
“He was inflating the balloons for the party.”
(他正在为派对给气球充气。)
“The company was accused of inflating its profits.”
(该公司被指控虚报利润。)
inflating prices — 指人为抬高价格,通常用于描述市场或经济中的价格虚高现象。
“The shortage of goods led to inflating prices in the market.”
(商品短缺导致市场价格虚高。)