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

• 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。
• 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。
• People should be nominated for award based on real and not inflated merit.
  评先进要实事求是，不要人为地拔高。
• As the Director of the Board, I know everything about the contract and the over inflated fund.
  作为委员会主任，我知道的一切有关合同和基金的过度膨胀。
• Scarcity has created a ludicrously inflated market.
  稀缺性造就了一个膨胀得荒唐的市场。
• Yet, obviously, all its currency is inflated.
  确实，所有货币都出现了膨胀。
• Price Waterhouse have traced the losses to lenders 'inflated assessments of mortgaged property.
  普华永道会计师事务所已经查明损失源于贷方对按揭财产估值过高。
• This helps to make it look like it's inflated with wind.
  这样，看上去就有了风吹以后胀开的感觉了。
• This figure is inflated.
  这个数字有水分。
• Inflated plastic film can protect any structure from the rain permanently or temporarily.
  充气膨胀的塑料薄膜能永久或暂时地保护任何结构物不受雨水侵袭。