deflate

/dɪˈfleɪt; ˌdiːˈfleɪt/
VCE 📚 14091 1 雅思
If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. 使泄气

verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 放气;使缩小;紧缩通货;打击;使泄气

I hate to deflate your ego, but you seem to have an exaggerated idea of your importance to me. 我不愿伤你的自尊,但是你好像高估了你对我的重要性。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] vi. 缩小;物价下降

We drove a few miles until the tyre deflated and we had to stop the car. 我们开了几英里直到轮胎漏气了,然后我们不得不停下车。

后缀: ate 【verb/adjective】 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become 原词: deflate 是通过后缀 【ate】 构成的派生词
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One sharp remark is enough to deflate her. 一句尖锐的话足以使她泄气。
When she refused I felt deflated. 她拒绝时,我感到很沮丧。