• vt. 使充氣；使通貨膨脹
• vi. 膨脹；充氣

in-,進入，使，-flat,吹，鼓起，詞源同blow,conflate.引申詞義充氣，膨脹。

inflate

inflate: [16] Inflate comes from inflātus, the past participle of Latin inflāre ‘blow into’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in- and flāre ‘blow’ (a distant relative of English blow). The use of inflate and inflation as technical terms in economics to denote uncontrolled growth in money supply, credit, etc originated in 1830s America.
=> blow

inflate (v.)

early 15c., "cause to swell," from Latin inflatus, past participle of inflare "to blow into, inflate" (see inflation). Economics sense from 1844. In some senses a back-formation from inflation. Related: Inflatable; inflated; inflating.

1. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film'sfinal cost.

大規模發行所需的廣告宣傳會增加一部電影的最終成本。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact.

安全氣囊遇到撞擊立即膨脹。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.

唐的救生衣未能充氣膨脹。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.

猛拽繩扣使你的救生衣充氣。

來自《權威詞典》

5. The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.

買主們競相投標,往往人為地提高價錢.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》