deflate

音標發(fā)音

adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
deflated：泄氣的。
deflationary：通貨緊縮的。
n性質(zhì)的同根詞
deflation：通貨緊縮；放氣。
deflator：緊縮指數(shù)；平減物價指數(shù)；扣除通貨膨脹因素的價格指數(shù)。
v性質(zhì)的同根詞
deflated：抽氣；使泄氣（deflate的過去式和過去分詞）。

When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness.
返回岸上后，救生衣就會癟掉，恢復(fù)成背帶狀。
Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him.
跟其他演員一樣，他有時也會以自我為中心，但我想自己已經(jīng)找到了如何挫他銳氣的辦法。
We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
我們把輪胎放了氣，以便穿越沙漠時更容易一些。
We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
我們把輪胎放了氣，以便穿越沙漠時更容易一些。
For only thus can we deflate the enemy's arrogance and raise the people's morale.
只有如此,才能使敵焰下降,民氣大伸.

(MAKE SMALLER) If something that has air or gas inside it deflates, or is deflated, it becomes smaller because it loses the air or gas.
(WEAKEN) to cause something to become weaker
(MONEY) to reduce the supply of money in an economy

If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
deflated
When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it.