deflate
词根词缀：
conflation n. 合并
con 共同 + flat 吹 + ion 表名词 → 吹到一起 → 合并
deflate v. 放气；紧缩
de 去掉 + flat 吹 + e → 放气；紧缩
deflation n. 放气；通货紧缩
de 去掉 + flat 吹 + ion 表名词 → 放气；通货紧缩
flatulent adj. 自负的；浮夸的
flat 吹 + ulent 多…的 → 用多个鼻孔出气 → 自负的
inflate v. 充气
in 使… + flat 吹 + e → 吹气使膨胀 → 充气
inflation n. 充气；通货膨胀
in 使… + flat 吹 + ion 表名词 → 充气；通货膨胀
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相关例句：
Moreover, the funds now on offer are not enough to finance vulnerable countries for long enough to avoid defaults, particularly since the latter will need to deflate and restructure their way back to growth.
此外，现在拿出的资金，不足以为脆弱的国家长久提供资金来避免违约，尤其是鉴于后者必须通过通缩和债务重组，才能恢复增长。
The Government decided to deflate.
政府决定紧缩通货。
But bubbles can pop with a bang or deflate with a long, slow hiss.
但泡沫可以在一瞬间砰然破灭，也可以在很长一段时间里慢慢消散。
As discussed in a previous commentary, if the government doesn't deliberately deflate the bubble it could continue until the effects of the massive monetary inflation become evident in food prices.
就像在之前的评论中讨论过的一样，如果政府不有意缩小这个泡沫，那么这个泡沫就将继续膨胀直到巨大货币通货膨胀的效果在食品价格上明显显现出来。
Europe cannot deflate its way out of trouble.
欧洲不可能通过紧缩摆脱困境。
They argue that economic decline could quickly deflate the nationalist euphoria fed by a relentless state media campaign.
他们辩称，官方媒体无休止宣传催生的民族主义狂喜，可能很快就将被经济衰退所冲淡。