inflate

1. V-T/V-I If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. 使充氣; 充氣

Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft. 斯圖爾特跳進海裡給救生筏充氣。

2. V-T/V-I If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. 擡高 (物價); 漲高

The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost. 一部大片的發(fā)行宣傳會擡高影片的最終成本。

3. inflatedADJ 高漲的

They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch shop. 他們不得不以高價購買牧場商店裡的各種物品。

4. V-T If someone inflates the 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. 誇大

They inflated their clients' medical injuries and treatment to defraud insurance companies. 他們誇大了客戶受傷及治療的情況以欺騙保險公司。