inflate
US /ɪnˈflet/
・UK /ɪnˈfleɪt/
B1 中級
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)膨脹 ； 充氣
You have to inflate the balloon by blowing into it
v.t.及物動詞膨脹
I need to inflate my tire again because it is already out of air
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)使膨脹
If you keep complaining, you'll inflate your problems
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)抬高(物價)
Shopkeepers may inflate prices to get more profits
v.i.不及物動詞膨脹
The balloon inflated rapidly as we pumped air into it.
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)誇大
The media tends to inflate minor incidents into major scandals.
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食物調味料千千百百種，但你有想過為何最常用的是鹽還有胡椒嗎？ (Why Salt & Pepper?)
05:48
- translated into extreme prices. To inflate them further Arab traders
也轉變成了極高的價格。為了要提高價格，以前的阿拉伯交易商
小小一隻卻是世界第二毒？！跟著 Insider 探索河豚的體內究竟有什麼！ (What’s Inside A Puffer Fish?)
04:14
- And they do that anywhere 10 or 15 times; pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, until they inflate completely,
這樣做10到15次，吸，吸，吸，吸，吸，吸，直到完全膨脹，
- That's like if an average human man could inflate his waist to a circumference of 3 meters.
這就像如果一個普通的人可以將他的腰部膨脹到3米的圓周。
驚人的氣球串燒派對技巧 (Amazing Balloon Skewer Party Trick)
01:30
- Start by taking a balloon. Inflate it with air and tie a knot at it.
首先，拿一顆氣球將它充氣，再綁上一個死結。
巴寶莉的Brexit和董事會的反彈｜Lex (Burberry’s Brexit and boardroom bounce | Lex)
03:08
- The main reason is that the weaker pound will inflate Burberry's results. it reports in sterling, but only a tenth of its sales are in the UK.
原因在於，衰弱的英鎊使Burberry的股價膨脹。雖然帳面上看起來很厲害，但是只有十分之一的銷售量來自英國國內。
詞根和詞綴 (Roots and Affixes)
08:53
- Or you can inflate or deflate a tire, but good luck flating anything. In some other
又或者你可以把輪胎充氣或漏氣，但。而有些語言的
時代精神2：Zeitgeist Addendum
03:07
- And that is, inflate the currency.
那就是 讓通貨去膨脹吧