Word · Frequency #2030
inflation
通货膨胀
核心释义
指物价普遍上涨;也指货币供应量增加导致货币贬值、购买力下降。
A sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services, often caused by an increase in the money supply and resulting in a decrease in purchasing power.
- 1.
膨胀或尺寸增大的行为、实例或状态,尤指通过注入气体或液体。
An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.
- 2.
价格普遍且逐步上涨
a general and progressive increase in prices
- 3.
货币数量增加,导致现有货币贬值,通过更高的名义价值进行调整。
An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values.
- 4.
(宇宙学)宇宙在大爆炸后不久发生的快速指数膨胀(比光速快)
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
- 5.
过度的膨胀或增加,如学业成绩的膨胀。
Undue expansion or increase, as of academic grades.
- 6.
由于自负和虚荣而缺乏优雅
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- 7.
宇宙的极快速膨胀,理论上认为发生在大爆炸之后不久。
An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.
充气; 膨胀；分数膨胀; 成绩膨胀；（宇宙）暴胀；自负; 自大；膨胀或尺寸增大的行为、实例或状态,尤指通过注入气体或液体。
用法In use
The rising cost of bread and milk is often a sign of inflation.
用法提示：inflation 是名词，作介词 of 的宾语，指物价普遍上涨的现象。
Before planning their monthly budget, they always check the latest inflation rate.
用法提示：inflation 在 inflation rate 中作定语，指反映物价上涨幅度的比率。
Because inflation has raised the cost of living, many families are spending less on entertainment.
用法提示：inflation 作主语，与 has raised 搭配，表示物价整体上涨带来的影响。
in inflation everything gets more valuable except money
inflation of [something]
常用于指特定领域或商品的价格上涨。
The inflation of housing costs is a major concern.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- high inflation
- 高通货膨胀
- The country is experiencing high inflation.这个国家正在经历高通货膨胀。
- low inflation
- 低通货膨胀
- The government aims to maintain low inflation.政府旨在保持低通货膨胀。
- inflation rate
- 通货膨胀率
- The inflation rate rose to 5% last month.上个月通货膨胀率上升到5%。
- inflation target
- 通货膨胀目标
- The central bank set an inflation target of 2%.中央银行设定了2%的通货膨胀目标。
- control inflation
- 控制通货膨胀
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘inflate’（充气），物价充气膨胀即通货膨胀。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或新闻语境，常见于经济学讨论或新闻报道。多用于书面或正式场合，日常对话较少。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示物价普遍上涨时通常不可数；表示充气、膨胀的某个事件或状态时可为可数名词，有复数形式 inflations。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ation' (e.g., nation, station) rhyme with inflation, but words like 'mention' (ending in -tion) have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme. Be careful not to confuse the spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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