deflate
翻譯
給...放氣, 使洩氣, 緊縮(通貨)
例句
He deflated the tyres on his bike.
他給他的自行車輪胎放了氣。
The criticism completely deflated his confidence.
那番批評徹底打擊了他的信心。
The government tried to deflate the economy.
政府試圖緊縮經濟。
文法模式
to deflate ((sth.)) 給...放氣 He had to deflate the tyre to repair it.
近義詞
同義詞:shrink, reduce, puncture;反義詞:inflate, expand
詞源
來自「de-」(向下,離開)和「inflate」(充氣)。字面意思是「放出空氣」。
記憶技巧
想像空氣從氣球中「de-」(離開),使其變癟(flat)。