Inflate : (공기나 가스로) 부풀리다, 부풀다, (내용/사실을) 부풀리다, 과장하다, 커 보이게하다 (가격/물가) 올리다, 오르다
Inflation : (공기나 가스로) 부풀리기, (경제)인플레이션, 물가상승률, 통화팽창
Inflationary : 인플레이션의, 인플레이션에 의한
1)
to inflate, to blow something up to increasing it in size by filling it with air
you inflate a balloon
you could inflate the tire of your car
to blow it up
you inflate it with air
to swell up
2)
to inflate, meaning to make something larger or to make something seem more important
everybody's saying such wonderful things about the star has inflated his ego
every time he tells the story, he seems to inflate it a little bit more
to make it bigger, he makes it sound more important than it really is
to enlarge either physically or metaphorically/figuratively
he ended up with inflated pride, he thought he was so wonderful
3)
we have inflation now, a ward that comes in economics
inflation talks about a continuous increase in prices
the opposition of inflation is deflation
Have you noticed over the past few months how food has increased in price quite radically, that is inflation
we have inflation in wages
inflation in the economy
inflation, it's the increasing in prices
whe there is inflation, vehry often then governments increase interest rates. they increase lending rates which make it more expensive
inflation talks about the fall in purchasing power of money
the inflation is accelerating well, I think actually it's decelerating at the moment
inflation erodes your buying power
a government estimate of inflation, there are inflationary items
Formality : 6 for to inflate
Formality : 5 for inflation in enconomics
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