n. (opp. deflation) 1.膨胀。 2.【经济学】通货膨胀;信用膨胀;(物价)暴涨。 3.自负;夸张。 4.【工业】(气体、空气的)补给,打气,充气,胀气。 短语和例子 runaway inflation 如脱缰之马的通货膨胀。 n. -ism 通货膨胀政策[现象]。 -ist 1.n. 通货膨胀政策的支持者。 2.adj. 支持通货膨胀政策的。
the act of filling something with air
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity 同义词:ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness,
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" 同义词:rising prices,
例句与用法
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The rate of inflation must be held down . 通货膨胀率必须控制在低水平上。
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Are wages keeping pace with inflation ? 工资的增长跟得上通货膨胀的速度吗?
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The inflation was slow to subside . 通货膨胀率下降将非常缓慢。
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Inflation and deflation are symmetrical . 通货膨胀和通货紧缩是对称的名词。
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Inflation was the greatest scourge of society . 通货膨胀是社会上的最大祸害。
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Progress has been made in curbing inflation . 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
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They just let inflation rip . 他们对通货膨胀完全不加控制。
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Inflation is running at 25 % . 通货膨胀率达百分之二十五。
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Workers' incomes are not keeping up with inflation . 工人的收入赶不上通货膨胀。
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Inflation is caused by excessive money stock . 通货膨胀是由于货币积累过剩造成的。