deflate
🇺🇸
/dɪˈfleɪt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈfleɪt/
verb
R
To let air or gas out so something gets smaller.
When you deflate a balloon, it shrinks.
当你给气球放气时，它会收缩。
R
To make someone feel less confident or important.
Criticism can deflate someone's confidence quickly.
批评可以迅速打击某人的自信心。
R
To reduce how much money is used, making prices go down or stay the same.
Governments may deflate the economy to control inflation.
政府可能会通过紧缩经济来控制通货膨胀。
translation
放气, 打击信心, 紧缩
词形变化
3rd Present
deflates
Past
deflated
Perfect
deflated
Progressive
deflating