deflate
翻譯
放氣, 使洩氣, 緊縮
例句
You need to deflate the tires a little.
你需要給輪胎放一點氣。
His criticism completely deflated her.
他的批評讓她完全洩了氣。
The government tried to deflate the economy.
政府試圖緊縮經濟。
文法模式
((sth.)) 給(某物)放氣 You need to deflate the tires a little.
((sb.)) 使(某人)洩氣 His criticism completely deflated her.
近義詞
Synonyms: 收縮, 倒塌, 使氣餒; Antonyms: 充氣, 擴張, 鼓勵
詞源
來自前綴 de-(離開,向下)+ inflate(充氣)。字面意思是「解除充氣」。
記憶技巧
想成「inflate」(充氣)的反義詞。前綴「de-」通常表示移除或反轉。移除空氣。