Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense inflates, present participle inflating, past tense, past participle inflated
1V-ERG (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大 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)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大
Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft. [VERB noun]
2V-ERG 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高 If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高
The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost. [VERB noun]
大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。
Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles. [VERB]
They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch store.
他们不得不在农场商店以高价购买所有东西。
3VERB 夸张;夸大;吹嘘 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. 夸张;夸大;吹嘘
They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies. [VERB noun]
他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。
Even his war record was fraudulently inflated. [VERB noun]