inflate

US [ɪnˈfleɪt]
UK [ɪn'fleɪt]
  • v.膨胀；使充气；鼓吹；吹捧
  • Web抬高；使膨胀；使通货等膨胀
Simple Present：inflates  Present Participle：inflating  Past Tense：inflated  

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inflate
v.
1.
[t][i]
~ (sth)
使充气；膨胀to fill sth or become filled with gas or air
Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。
The life jacket failed to inflate.
救生衣未能充气。
2.
[t]
~ sth
鼓吹；吹捧to make sth appear to be more important or impressive than it really is
3.
[t][i]
~ (sth)
（使）涨价to increase the price of sth; to increase in price
The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices.
对新住宅需求的主要结果是促使价格上涨。
Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year.
食物价格的上涨率已不再像去年那样高了。

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AllAll,膨胀膨胀,使充气使充气,鼓吹鼓吹,吹捧吹捧,抬高抬高,使膨胀使膨胀,使通货等膨胀使通货等膨胀
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1.
Water walking ball to the player to climb into a large, clear plastic ball, then through the zipper mouth to inflate the ball.
水上步行球是要游戏者爬入一个大的、透明的塑料球中，随后通过拉链口对球进行充气。
shuǐ shàng bù xíng qiú shì yào yóu xì zhě pá rù yī gè dà de 、 tòu míng de sù liào qiú zhōng , suí hòu tōng guò lā liàn kǒu duì qiú jìn xíng chōng qì 。
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2.
The players should inflate their balloon upon hearing the word GO releasing it to the direction of the main target.
球员应该夸大其词乍一听气球的方向去释放它的主要目标。
qiú yuán yīng gāi kuā dà qí cí zhà yī tīng qì qiú de fāng xiàng qù shì fàng tā de zhǔ yào mù biāo 。
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3.
If it fails to inflate, or you need top up the air, blow into this tube. A light and whistle are provided to attract attention.
充气失败，或者你需要补充充气，向管子直接吹气即可。照明灯和哨子供你引起注意使用。
chōng qì shī bài , huò zhě nǐ xū yào bǔ chōng chōng qì , xiàng guǎn zi zhí jiē chuī qì jí kě 。 zhào míng dēng hé shào zǐ gōng nǐ yǐn qǐ zhù yì shǐ yòng 。
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4.
However, airbags inflate very fast and with great force. If you are too close to an inflating airbag, you could be seriously hurt.
但气袋弹出的速度快且力猛，如你太接近气袋，可能会受严重伤害。
dàn qì dài tán chū de sù dù kuài qiě lì měng , rú nǐ tài jiē jìn qì dài , kě néng huì shòu yán zhòng shāng hài 。
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5.
He drank the creamy liquid. Immediately he began to inflate and rise like a balloon. The Giant laughed. He was dead again.
他选了奶油一样的那杯液体。他立刻就像一个气球一样涨大还飘了起来。巨人大声笑起来。安德又死了。
tā xuǎn le nǎi yóu yí yàng de nà bēi yè tǐ 。 tā lì kè jiù xiàng yī gè qì qiú yí yàng zhǎng dà hái piāo le qǐ lái 。 jù rén dà shēng xiào qǐ lái 。 ān dé yòu sǐ le 。
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6.
My lungs inflate with a deep breath of air, and I stretch my limbs out in all directions for about two seconds.
我的肺深深地吸了口空气，然后在接下来的两秒内自由地伸展我的四肢。
wǒ de fèi shēn shēn de xī le kǒu kōng qì , rán hòu zài jiē xià lái de liǎng miǎo nèi zì yóu de shēn zhǎn wǒ de sì zhī 。
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7.
You should see him in a tutu. -Lex Luthor. . . with a girl that he doesn't have to inflate.
你应该看见他的芭蕾舞短裙。-雷神，和我的女孩一起，他只好膨胀。
nǐ yīng gāi kàn jiàn tā de bā lěi wǔ duǎn qún 。 - léi shén , hé wǒ de nǚ hái yì qǐ , tā zhǐ hǎo péng zhàng 。
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8.
Guys tend to let the confidence of a one-night stand inflate their egos, sometimes in a demeaning way.
男人通常因为一夜情带来的自信而自我膨胀，有时会甚至会伤害到对方。
nán rén tōng cháng yīn wèi yī yè qíng dài lái de zì xìn ér zì wǒ péng zhàng , yǒu shí huì shèn zhì huì shāng hài dào duì fāng 。
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9.
In a water evacuation, don't inflate your life vest until you're out the door, in the water and tired of swimming.
在水中疏散，在你出去前不要给你的救生衣充气。
zài shuǐ zhōng shū sàn , zài nǐ chū qù qián bú yào gěi nǐ de jiù shēng yī chōng qì 。
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10.
In the latter disease, increased effort is required to produce a higher negative pressure in the pleural space to inflate the lungs.
间质纤维化反应病人需要更大的努力使胸腔负压增加才能保证肺部充气。
jiān zhì xiān wéi huà fǎn yìng bìng rén xū yào gèng dà de nǔ lì shǐ xiōng qiāng fù yā zēng jiā cái néng bǎo zhèng fèi bù chōng qì 。
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