deflate
美[dɪˈflet] vt.缩小；物价下降
网络排气；压下去；抽；降低重要性
1 . When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness.
返回岸上后，救生衣就会瘪掉，恢复成背带状。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him.
跟其他演员一样，他有时也会以自我为中心，但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。
来自柯林斯例句
3 . We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
我们把轮胎放了气，以便穿越沙漠时更容易一些。
来自辞典例句
4 . Nothing could deflate his ego / pomposity, ie make him less self - assured or pompous.
任何事都不能削弱他的自信心[气焰].
来自辞典例句
5 . The up - regulating of required reserve ratio will deflate money supply.
上调准备金率势必将紧缩货币供应量.
来自互联网
1.collapse by releasing contained air or gas;
deflate a balloon
2.release contained air or gas from;
deflate the air mattress
3.reduce or lessen the size or importance of;
The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
4.produce deflation in;
The new measures deflated the economy
5.reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices;
deflate the currency
6.become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air;
The balloons deflated