inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/ noun Learner's definition of INFLATION
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: an act of inflating something充氣 : the state of being inflated膨脹 2
: a continual increase in the price of goods and services通貨膨脹 -
The government has been unable to control/reduce/curb inflation.政府已無法控制/減少/抑制通貨膨脹。
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The rate of inflation is high/low/rising.通貨膨脹率高/低/正在上升。
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The annual inflation rate is three percent. [=prices are rising three percent each year]年通貨膨脹率爲百分之三。
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economic inflation經濟通脹