Word · Frequency #14595
deflating
放气；瘪下去
deflating is the present participle of deflate.
核心释义
主语常为轮胎、气球等充气物
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- 1.
从弹性容器中抽气
To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
- 2.
使缩小；缩减
To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
- 3.
减少货币或信贷量以降低价格
To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
- 4.
变瘪；泄气
To become deflated.
- 5.
使沮丧；挫败
To let (someone) down, disappoint them, or put them in their place.
- 6.
按特定算法压缩(数据)
To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
放出…的气；给…放气；抽出…的空气；使缩小；削弱；使泄气；打击（某人的）自信心；使通货紧缩；紧缩（货币）；从弹性容器中抽气；使缩小；缩减
用法In use
Don't forget to deflate the air mattress before rolling it up.
用法提示：deflate 是及物动词，后接被放气的物体，表示“给……放气”。
She deflated the bicycle tire to reduce the pressure on the soft ground.
用法提示：deflated 是 deflate 的过去式，表示“给……放气”的动作。
I am deflating the pool toys so they take up less space in the garage.
用法提示：deflating 是现在分词，与 be 动词构成进行时，表示“正在给……放气”。
deflate sth
deflate 作及物动词时后接宾语，表示给某物放气、抽出空气或使其缩小，也可用于抽象事物，如 deflate the economy（使经济紧缩）。
You should deflate the airbed before packing it.
你应该在打包前给充气床放气。
sth deflates
deflate 作不及物动词时，主语是自身漏气而变瘪或缩小的物体，常用于轮胎、气球等具体事物；此用法不用被动语态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deflate a tire
- 给轮胎放气
- He deflated the tire to repair the puncture.他把轮胎的气放掉，以便修补破洞。
- deflate a balloon
- 放掉气球的气
- She slowly deflated the balloon so it wouldn't pop.她慢慢放掉气球的气，免得它爆掉。
- deflate the economy
- 使经济紧缩；给经济降温
- The central bank raised rates to deflate the economy.中央银行提高利率以给经济降温。
- deflate someone's ego
- 打击某人的自尊心；使某人泄气
- The boss's comment deflated his ego.老板的话打击了他的自尊心。
- deflate prices
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：deflate 里有 flat（平的）的影子——给轮胎放气后，它就变平、变瘪了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：物理放气（轮胎、气球等）、比喻用法（信心、重要性等） 该词在物理放气场景和比喻用法中语域不同：物理放气通常用于日常或技术说明，比较直白；比喻用法多出现在书面或较正式的表达中，常用来描述信心、自尊心或重要性受到打击。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with deflate: they share the stressed sound /eɪt/ (spelled -ate). Watch out for similar-looking words that do NOT rhyme: define /dɪˈfaɪn/, delete /dɪˈliːt/, and deflect /dɪˈflɛkt/ all begin with def- but have different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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