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.
实用例句
1. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film'sfinal 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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact.
安全气囊遇到撞击立即膨胀。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.
唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。
来自《权威词典》
5. The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.
