deflate

動詞

1. 1

   放氣、洩氣、抽掉空氣

   He deflated the tires before putting the bike in the car.

   他把腳踏車放進車裡前，先把輪胎的氣放掉。

2. 2

   消氣、扁掉、洩氣

   The balloons slowly deflated overnight in the cold room.

   那些氣球在冷冷的房間裡一整晚慢慢消了氣。

3. 3

   使洩氣、打擊、挫…銳氣

   His sarcastic comment completely deflated the whole team.

   他那句挖苦的話讓整個團隊完全洩了氣。

4. 4

   貶低、削弱

   The report deflated the company's claims about record profits.

   那份報告貶低了該公司關於獲利創新高的說法。

5. 5

   緊縮通貨、使通貨緊縮經濟

   Raising interest rates sharply can deflate an overheated economy.

   大幅升息可能使過熱的經濟出現通貨緊縮。