inflated

英 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪd]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪd]

adj.  过高的; 高得不合理的; 夸张的; 言过其实的
v.  使充气; 膨胀; 鼓吹; 吹捧; (使)涨价
inflate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：inflated　过去式：inflated　

BNC.13798 / COCA.12693

牛津词典

adj.

• 过高的；高得不合理的
  higher than is acceptable or reasonable
  1. inflated prices/salaries
     过高的价格 / 薪金
• 夸张的；言过其实的
  believing or claiming that sb/sth is more important or impressive than they really are
  1. He has an inflated sense of his own importance.
     他自视过高。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大
  If youinflatesomething such as a balloon or tyre, or if itinflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas.
  1. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...
     斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
  2. Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.
     唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。
• V-ERG 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高
  If you say that someoneinflatesthe price of something, or that the priceinflates, you mean that the price increases.
  1. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost...
     大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。
  2. Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.
     服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。
• VERB 夸张;夸大;吹嘘
  If someoneinflatesthe 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.
  1. They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies...
     他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。
  2. Even his war record was fraudulently inflated.
     甚至他的参战履历也是夸大其词，充满谎言。

英英释义

adj

• enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
  1. a hyperbolic style
  Synonym:hyperbolic
• pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
  1. high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
  2. a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
  Synonym:high-flownhigh-sounding

双语例句

• Fast-rising land prices have lifted local government revenues, so officials have a vested interest in keeping prices inflated.
  快速增长的土地价格抬高了地方政府的收入，因此官员有动力让房价维持上涨。
• A cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated.
  通常用橡胶或塑料做的可充气的垫子。
• Even Fed chief Janet Yellen warned last summer that smaller biotech and social media stocks look somewhat inflated.
  但联邦高官珍妮特·耶伦去年夏天甚至警告称，就连小型生物科技公司和社会媒体股票看起来某种程度上也已经产生了泡沫。
• Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.
  居高不下的生活开支势必会把老百姓逼入走投无路的境地。
• The war inflated the economy.
  因为战争经济出现了通货膨胀。
• The prices generally won't be too inflated by region, but it's enough that it's noticeable.
  价钱的部份，并没有因为区域的不同而非常夸张，不过这已经足够你注意了。
• Even his war record was fraudulently inflated.
  甚至他的参战履历也是夸大其词，充满谎言。
• Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.
  服装价格的涨幅不及汽车那么高。
• This figure is inflated.
  这个数字有水分。
• Government budgets have inflated even more quickly.
  政府部门预算的膨胀要比预想中来得更快些。