单词
inflate
读音
ɪnˈfleɪt
美式
英式
词根
"Inflate" 的词根是 Latin "flatus",意为"to blow"。这就解释了为什么 "inflate" 有与充气或吹气相关的含义。
释义
vt. 使充气;使通货膨胀 vi. 膨胀;充气 [ 第三人称单数 inflates 现在分词 inflating 过去式 inflated 过去分词 inflated ]
例句
The life jacket failed to inflate.
救生衣未能充气。
Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact to form a cushion between the driver and the steering column.
安全气囊在碰撞时立刻膨胀,在司机和方向盘之间形成一个缓冲。
The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost.
一部大片的发行宣传会抬高影片的最终成本。
The life jacket failed to inflate.
救生衣未能充气。
Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact to form a cushion between the driver and the steering column.
安全气囊在碰撞时立刻膨胀,在司机和方向盘之间形成一个缓冲。
The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost.
一部大片的发行宣传会抬高影片的最终成本。
强化记忆
想象一下你正在充气球,你可以感受到 "inflate" 这个单词的感觉,就像你在吹气球一样,它正在 "inflate"(膨胀)。这样应该可以帮助你记住这个单词。“Inflate”这个词源于拉丁语,它在17世纪进入英语,最初的意思是“充气”,后来才演变成“扩大”或“增加”的意思。在现代英语中,"inflate" 不仅可以用于实体的 "膨胀"(如球类、气囊等),也经常用于抽象概念的 "膨胀"(如经济、价格、期望等)。
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