deflate
🇺🇸
/dɪˈfleɪt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈfleɪt/
verb
R
To let air or gas out so something gets smaller.
When you deflate a balloon, it shrinks.
風船の空気を抜くと、それは縮みます。
R
To make someone feel less confident or important.
Criticism can deflate someone's confidence quickly.
批判は速やかに誰かの自信を削ぐことができます。
R
To reduce how much money is used, making prices go down or stay the same.
Governments may deflate the economy to control inflation.
政府はインフレを制御するために経済を縮小させるかもしれません。
translation
空気を抜く, 意気消沈させる, デフレーション
語形変化
3rd Present
deflates
Past
deflated
Perfect
deflated
Progressive
deflating