deflate 音标拼音: [dɪfl'et]
vt . 放气,抽出空气,使缩小
vi . 缩小
放气,抽出空气,使缩小缩小
deflate v 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 " [
synonym : {
deflate },
{
puncture }]
4 :
produce deflation in ; "
The new measures deflated the economy "
[
ant : {
inflate }]
5 :
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of ,
creating a decline in value or prices ; "
deflate the currency " [
ant :
{
inflate }]
6 :
become deflated or flaccid ,
as by losing air ; "
The balloons deflated " [
ant : {
blow up }, {
inflate }]
deflate \
de *
flate "\,
v .
t . [
Pref .
de -
down L .
flare ,
flatus to blow .]
To reduce from an inflated condition ;
used literally and metaphorically ;
as ,
to deflate a tire ;
to deflate expectations .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
deflate ":
abridge ,
beat down ,
belie ,
blow sky -
high ,
blow up ,
break ,
cave ,
cave in ,
cheapen ,
collapse ,
compress ,
curtail ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
cut prices ,
damp ,
dampen ,
decline ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
devaluate ,
diminish ,
disarm ,
disconfirm ,
discredit ,
disgrace ,
disprove ,
dive ,
downgrade ,
embarrass ,
enchain ,
explode ,
expose ,
fall ,
fall in ,
fall in price ,
fold ,
fold up ,
gag ,
give way ,
hamstring ,
handcuff ,
hobble ,
hog -
tie ,
humble ,
humiliate ,
implode ,
invalidate ,
jew down ,
knock out ,
lessen ,
let down ,
lower ,
manacle ,
mark down ,
mortify ,
muzzle ,
negate ,
negative ,
nose -
dive ,
paralyze ,
pare ,
plummet ,
plunge ,
prostrate ,
prove the contrary ,
puncture ,
put out ,
put to shame ,
reduce ,
retrench ,
roll back ,
sag ,
scale down ,
shame ,
shave ,
shorten ,
show up ,
silence ,
simplify ,
slash ,
slump ,
step down ,
strangle ,
take from ,
throttle ,
trim ,
truss up ,
tune down ,
undercut
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