inflating

英 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ]

v.  使充气; 膨胀; 鼓吹; 吹捧; (使)涨价
inflate的现在分词

COCA.38060

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大
  If youinflatesomething such as a balloon or tyre, or if itinflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas.
  1. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...
     斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
  2. Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.
     唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。
• V-ERG 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高
  If you say that someoneinflatesthe price of something, or that the priceinflates, you mean that the price increases.
  1. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost...
     大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。
  2. Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.
     服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。
• VERB 夸张;夸大;吹嘘
  If someoneinflatesthe amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it.
  1. They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies...
     他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。
  2. Even his war record was fraudulently inflated.
     甚至他的参战履历也是夸大其词，充满谎言。

双语例句

• An inflatable rubber air bag is sheathed with the inner side of the inflating opening in the shell body.
  在所述壳体内部、在充气口内侧套设一可充气的橡胶气囊。
• Inflating kids 'self-esteem too much can backfire, making them feel worse later on when they hit setbacks.
  让孩子的自我过于膨胀反而有可能起到相反的作用，使他们在未来遭受挫折时感觉更为糟糕。
• He is inflating the balloons.
  他正在给气球充气。
• He declined to comment on their motives, amid speculation that inflating 2007 bonuses may have played a part.
  他拒绝就这些人的动机进行评论，但外界猜测，抬高2007年年终奖可能是原因之一。
• Monetary policy ( accompanied by inadequate regulation) stimulated the economy largely by inflating a housing bubble, which fuelled a consumption boom.
  货币政策（伴随着监管不足）对经济的刺激主要是通过吹大房地产泡沫，进而引发了消费热潮。
• Always supervise your children when inflating or deflating the airbed!
  当对气床充气和排气时监管好你的小孩。
• Some corporate borrowers have turned stock speculators; others are inflating property bubbles.
  一些企业借方已变成了股市投机者；其他人则正在吹大房地产泡沫。
• Many pension funds follow the index and, argue senators, those investments are artificially inflating prices.
  一些参议员辩称，许多养老金跟踪该指数，这些投资在人为地抬高价格。
• The next tip is to avoid unnecessarily "inflating" tasks.
  下一个技巧是避免让任务不必要地“膨胀”。
• A gradual move, over months or years, could tempt large inflows of speculative "hot money" into China, inflating domestic assets prices including stocks and property.
  如果升值是在数月或数年里逐步进行的，那可能会吸引大量投机性“热钱”流入中国，推高国内资产价格，包括股价和房价。