deflated

英 [dɪˈfleɪtɪd]

美 [dɪˈfleɪtɪd]

v.  放掉(轮胎、气球等的)气; (使)瘪下来; 使泄气; 挫败…的锐气; 紧缩(通货)
deflate的过去分词和过去式

过去式：deflated　

GRE

BNC.36594 / COCA.25581

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使泄气;挫…的锐气;贬低…的重要性
  If youdeflatesomeone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
  1. 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。
  2. Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
     英国另外的夺牌希望在那天早些时候受到了打击。
• V-ERG 放(轮胎、气球等)的气;（使）瘪掉
  When something such as a tyre or balloondeflates, or when youdeflateit, all the air comes out of it.
  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。
  2. ...a deflated dinghy.
     瘪了气的救生筏
  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。

英英释义

adj

• brought low in spirit
  1. left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
  Synonym:chapfallenchopfallencrestfallen

双语例句

• The admittedly high risk currently associated with asset bubbles is expected to recede once the bubble has deflated.
  当前与资产泡沫关联的公认的高风险预期只能在泡沫破灭后才能消失。
• You know, I know, it looks kind of like a deflated boob here.
  他盯着我，就好像我刚刚在说隐语一样。
• Even as the dot-com bubble deflated, credulous bankers and investors began inflating a new bubble in housing.
  即使网路泡沫破灭时，容易受骗的银行家与投资人仍然开始炒作房市泡沫。
• Tires slashed and deflated, front and back windscreens smashed, all but one side window gone.
  轮胎被刺穿，泄了气，前后挡风玻璃被砸烂，只余下一扇边侧窗。
• When I came back to London, I was deflated and exhausted.
  回到伦敦后，我既沮丧又疲惫。
• The rubber pillow collapses when it is deflated.
  橡皮枕头放掉空气后会折叠一起。
• The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence.
  对于他的作品的坏的评论缩小了他的自信。
• And asset bubbles can be deflated through limits on some sorts of borrowing rather than just interest-rate hikes.
  于是通过限制某些类型的信贷而不是单单提高利率，资产价格泡沫能够被抑制。
• Then you regret it and your desire is deflated.
  然后你会感到后悔，你的欲望也会随之减退。
• All these factors had deflated demand for fine wine.
  所有这些因素都曾抑制市场对精品葡萄酒的需求。