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deflate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
deflates; deflated; deflating
deflates; deflated; deflating
Learner's definition of DEFLATE
1
a [+ object] : to release air or gas from (something, such as a tire or balloon) and make it smaller放气；使…瘪下来
- deflate the tires放掉轮胎的气
- a deflated football瘪气的橄榄球
b [no object] : to lose air or gas from inside瘪掉；漏气 — opposite inflate
- The birthday balloons deflated after a few days.几天后，这些生日气球就都瘪了。
2
[+ object]
a : to make (someone) lose confidence or pride使泄气；使沮丧
- The harsh criticism left him utterly deflated.严厉的批评使他彻底地灰心丧气了。
- an insult that would deflate their egos会伤及他们自尊的侮辱
b : to show that (something) is not important or true证明…不重要；表明…不真实
- deflate [=defuse] an argument平息一场争论
- He has worked to deflate popular myths about investing.他尽力揭穿目前流行的投资神话。
3
[+ object] : to cause (prices, costs, etc.) to decrease : to cause (something, such as money or real estate) to lose value使降低；使贬值
- economic polices that could deflate (the value of) the dollar可能使美元贬值的经济政策
- Deflated prices mean that farmers are getting less for their products.农产品价格下跌意味着农民从中获得的收益将变少。
deflated; deflating
: to lose firmness through or as if through the escape of contained gas
Example Sentences
The birthday balloons deflated after a few days. The harsh criticism left him utterly deflated. an insult that would deflate their egos He has worked to deflate popular myths about investing. Deflated prices mean that farmers are getting less for their products.
Recent Examples on the Web Sheehan and his colleagues leverage their media savvy in traditional ways, such as the video of Hernandez’s apartment, and by deploying comedy to deflate the pomp and hypocrisy around the games. 
Lauren Lee White, The New Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 When the oven is too hot, the meringue will expand quickly and then deflate quickly upon cooling. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022 After shrugging off Whyte’s attempt to confuse him by turning southpaw in the first round, Fury relied on his smarts, movement and activity to deflate the challenger as Whyte averaged less than five landed punches per round. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022 The chip world saw a rare nanometer showdown in 2015, which helped deflate the value of the number labels. Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Stir a dollop of whites into the yolks to lighten them, then carefully but thoroughly fold the yolk mixture into the whites, taking care not to deflate them. Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2022 Police followed the car around Los Angeles before using spike strips to deflate the tires. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 July 2022 Knead only once or twice to fold in ingredients; be careful not to overmix and deflate the dough. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022 Her Valkyrie, alas, receives less screen time than Jane, who’s given a crisis as well as special powers, a blond blowout and muscles that inflate and deflate like party balloons. New York Times, 7 July 2022 See More
Lauren Lee White, The New Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 When the oven is too hot, the meringue will expand quickly and then deflate quickly upon cooling. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022 After shrugging off Whyte’s attempt to confuse him by turning southpaw in the first round, Fury relied on his smarts, movement and activity to deflate the challenger as Whyte averaged less than five landed punches per round. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022 The chip world saw a rare nanometer showdown in 2015, which helped deflate the value of the number labels. Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Stir a dollop of whites into the yolks to lighten them, then carefully but thoroughly fold the yolk mixture into the whites, taking care not to deflate them. Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2022 Police followed the car around Los Angeles before using spike strips to deflate the tires. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 July 2022 Knead only once or twice to fold in ingredients; be careful not to overmix and deflate the dough. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022 Her Valkyrie, alas, receives less screen time than Jane, who’s given a crisis as well as special powers, a blond blowout and muscles that inflate and deflate like party balloons. New York Times, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
de- + -flate (as in inflate)
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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