| 釋義 |
deflate /di'fleit; dr flet/ vt [VP6A] 1 make (a tyre, balloon, etc) smaller by letting out air or gas; (fig) lessen the conceit of: 放出 (輸胎，氣球等) 中的空氣或氣體; (喻) 挫…之傲氣： ~ a pompous politician. 挫一自大的政客的傲氣。 2 /.dk'fleit; di，flet/ take action to reduce the amount of money in circulation in order to lower or keep steady the prices of salable goods. 采取行動緊縮通貨以降低或穏定物價。 deflation /-eifn; -eJan/ n [U] the action of deflating. 放出空氣; 緊縮通貨以穩(wěn)定物價。 deflationary /,6i: 'flei/nsn US: -ncn /; di'flefan-,eri adj produced, designed or tending to prcxiuce monetary deflation 以緊縮通貨以降低或隱定物價的： deflationary measures applied by the Chancellor. 首相所采取的緊縮通貨以穩(wěn)定物價的措施。 → inflate. |