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1. Oxford Dictionary

   deflate

   • IPA[dɪˈfleɪt]

   英式

   • v.
     let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object)；be emptied of air or gas

   • verb: deflate, 3rd person present: deflates, gerund or present participle: deflating, past tense: deflated, past participle: deflated

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object) he deflated one of the tyres 同義詞 let down, empty the air out of, collapse, flatten, void, ... 更多puncture反義詞 inflate, blow up
   • ▪ be emptied of air or gas the balloon deflated 同義詞 go down, collapse, shrink, contract, flatten反義詞 inflate, expand
   • 2. make (someone) suddenly lose confidence or feel dispirited his response deflated me 同義詞 subdue, humble, cow, humiliate, mortify, ... 更多chasten, chagrin, dispirit, dismay, discourage, dishearten, squash, crush, flatten, bring down, bring low, take down a peg or two, take the wind out of someone's sails, informalcut down to size, knock the stuffing out of, put down反義詞 aggrandize
   • ▪ reduce the level of (an emotion or feeling) her anger was deflated
   • 3. bring about a general reduction of price levels in (an economy) the budget deflated the economy the government deflated sharply in 1964 同義詞 reduce, slow down, make less active, diminish, lessen, ... 更多lower, devalue, depreciate, depress反義詞 inflate

   deflated

   • adj.
     having been emptied of air or gas: a deflated balloon

   Oxford Dictionary

   deflated

   • adj.
     having been emptied of air or gas: a deflated balloon

   Oxford American Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   deflate

   • IPA[dəˈflāt]

   美式

   • v.
     let air or gas out of (a tire, balloon, or similar object): he deflated one of the tires

   Oxford American Dictionary