inflate
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：
Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft
斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
But concern is growing that banks will artificially inflate their ratios rather than raise fresh capital.
但让人们日益担心的是，银行会人为虚抬资本金比率，而不是增加新资本。
RN to PT: when I inflate the blood pressure cuff it'll be a little tight.
注册护士对病人：在我给血压袖带充气的时候，你会觉得有点紧。
Being both lighter than air and nonflammable, helium is used to inflate balloons and airships.
由于既比空气轻又不可燃，氦用作充气球和飞艇。
Sometimes people will inflate their income on their application in hopes that this will help their approval process.
有时人们会将其收入的应用，希望这有助于他们的审批程序。
As we have learned from previous bubbles they can inflate for a long time before they burst.
因为我们了解到，从以往的泡沫可以膨胀在相当长的时间，然后爆裂。