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deflate美 [dɪ'fleɪt] 英 [diː'fleɪt] - v.放掉（轮胎、气球等的）气；（使）瘪下来；使泄气；挫败…的锐气
- 网络放气；紧缩；缩小
第三人称单数：deflates 现在分词：deflating 过去分词：deflated v. go down,let down,collapse,shrink,puncture 1. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 放掉（轮胎、气球等的）气；（使）瘪下来to let air or gas out of a tyre, balloon , etc.; to become smaller because of air or gas coming out |
2. | [t][oftpass] ~ sb/sth 使泄气；挫败…的锐气to make sb feel less confident; to make sb/sth feel or seem less important |
| All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated. 所有这些批评使她彻底失去了信心。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 紧缩（通货）to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady |
v. | 1. to let out air or gas from an inflatable object with the result that it shrinks or collapses, or lose air or gas 2. to destroy somebody's confidence or make somebody less self-assured or conceited 3. to show that a theory or argument is wrong 4. to bring about deflation in the economy or the money supply 5. to make someone feel less confident or important 6. if a tyre or balloon deflates, or if you deflate it, air comes out of it 7. to make changes in an economy in order to lower prices 8. to show that something is not true 1. to let out air or gas from an inflatable object with the result that it shrinks or collapses, or lose air or gas 2. to destroy somebody's confidence or make somebody less self-assured or conceited 3. to show that a theory or argument is wrong 4. to bring about deflation in the economy or the money supply 5. to make someone feel less confident or important 6. if a tyre or balloon deflates, or if you deflate it, air comes out of it 7. to make changes in an economy in order to lower prices 8. to show that something is not true |
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