inflate
/ɪnˈfleɪt/VCE📚 9045 1六级托福If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. 使充气; 充气
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）充气，（使）膨胀；使（价格、成本等）上涨；夸大，吹嘘
Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft.
斯图尔特跳进海里给救生筏充气。
in(进入) + flate(气) → 让气进去 → 充气
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- They inflated their clients' medical injuries and treatment to defraud insurance companies. 他们夸大了客户受伤及治疗的情况以欺骗保险公司。
- The life jacket failed to inflate. 救生衣未能充气。
- The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices. 对新住宅需求的主要结果是促使价格上涨。