Padron ng paggamit:
[something] deflates; deflate [something]
She deflated the air mattress before packing it away.
Elpakolás előtt leeresztette a felfújható matracot.
The balloon slowly deflated overnight.
A lufi éjszaka lassan leeresztett.
The tire deflated after it hit a nail.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He deflated the beach ball.
Leeresztette a strandlabdát.
The balloon deflated.
A lufi leeresztett.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not confuse deflate with inflate, which means to fill something with air.
Kahulugan
Lose or release air
Mga kolokasyon
deflate a tire
|deflate a tyre
|deflate a balloon
|deflate an air mattress
|slowly deflate
|fully deflate
|partially deflate
Mga kasingkahulugan
let down (Common for releasing air from something such as a tire or balloon.)
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flatten (Focuses on the resulting shape rather than the air escaping.)
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empty (More general and less precise.)
Mga kasalungat
inflate (Means to fill something with air or gas.)
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pump up (Informal; means to add air to something.)
Mga tema
daily_life
|objects
|transport
Depinisyon
If something deflates, or you deflate it, the air comes out and it becomes smaller or flatter.
To let air or gas out of something, or to become smaller because air or gas has escaped.
Padron ng paggamit:
deflate [someone]; deflate [someone]'s confidence/ego/hopes
The rejection email deflated her after weeks of interviews.
A hetekig tartó interjúk után az elutasító e-mail teljesen lelombozta.
Losing the first game deflated the whole team.
Az első meccs elvesztése lelombozta az egész csapatot.
His confidence was deflated by the harsh review.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The bad news deflated me.
A rossz hír lelombozott.
The team felt deflated after the loss.
A csapat levertnek érezte magát a vereség után.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This meaning is often used in the passive: someone is or feels deflated.
Kahulugan
Discourage or humble someone
Mga kolokasyon
deflate someone's confidence
|deflate someone's hopes
|deflate someone's enthusiasm
|deflate someone's pride
|deflate the team
|bad news deflates someone
Mga kasingkahulugan
discourage (General word for making someone lose confidence or hope.)
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dishearten (Slightly stronger and more emotional.)
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humble (Focuses on making someone less proud.)
Mga kasalungat
encourage (Means to give someone confidence or hope.)
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boost (Means to increase confidence, energy, or enthusiasm.)
Mga tema
emotions
|social_interaction
Depinisyon
To make a person suddenly feel disappointed or less confident.
To make someone feel less confident, proud, excited, or hopeful.
Padron ng paggamit:
deflate [a claim/argument/myth/reputation]
The report deflated claims that the product was revolutionary.
A jelentés megcáfolta azokat az állításokat, hogy a termék forradalmi lenne.
One awkward question deflated the candidate's argument.
Egy kínos kérdés meggyengítette a jelölt érvelését.
The poor launch numbers quickly deflated the excitement around the app.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The facts deflated the rumor.
A tények megcáfolták a pletykát.
The review deflated the excitement.
A kritika lehűtötte a lelkesedést.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Use this for reducing the force or importance of an idea, not for physically breaking it.
Kahulugan
Reduce importance or impact
Mga kolokasyon
deflate a claim
|deflate an argument
|deflate a myth
|deflate a reputation
|deflate fears
|deflate excitement
|deflate a narrative
Mga kasingkahulugan
puncture (More vivid; often means to expose weakness in an idea or image.)
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undermine (Means to weaken support or authority.)
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debunk (Means to show that a belief or claim is false.)
Mga kasalungat
inflate (Means to make something seem bigger or more important than it is.)
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exaggerate (Means to describe something as larger, better, or worse than it really is.)
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amplify (Means to increase the effect or attention given to something.)
Mga tema
communication
|media
|debate
Depinisyon
To make something seem less important, impressive, or serious than people thought.
To make an idea, claim, argument, reputation, or situation seem less impressive, important, or powerful.
Padron ng paggamit:
deflate [prices/the economy/a bubble]; [prices/a bubble] deflate
Central banks try not to deflate the economy too sharply.
A központi bankok igyekeznek nem túl hirtelen lehűteni a gazdaságot.
Falling demand can deflate prices across an industry.
A csökkenő kereslet egy egész iparágban letörheti az árakat.
The housing bubble began to deflate after interest rates rose.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The policy could deflate prices.
Ez a politika letörheti az árakat.
The market bubble deflated quickly.
A piaci buborék gyorsan kipukkadt.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This economic meaning is different from the everyday meaning of letting air out, though it comes from the same image of something shrinking.
Kahulugan
Lower prices or activity
Mga kolokasyon
deflate prices
|deflate the economy
|deflate demand
|deflate asset prices
|deflate a housing bubble
|a bubble deflates
|prices deflate
Mga kasingkahulugan
depress (Often used for pushing prices or activity down.)
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reduce (More general and neutral.)
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contract (Often intransitive; describes an economy becoming smaller.)
Mga kasalungat
inflate (Means to increase prices or create inflation.)
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stimulate (Means to encourage economic activity.)
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expand (Means to grow rather than shrink.)
Mga tema
economics
|business
|finance
Depinisyon
In economics, to make prices or economic activity go down, or to start going down.
To cause prices, demand, an economy, or a financial bubble to fall or shrink, especially in a way connected with economic deflation.
Padron ng paggamit:
deflate [nominal amount/statistic] by/with [price index]; deflate [figures] to [base-year prices]
The researchers deflated nominal GDP using a standard price index.
A kutatók egy szokásos árindex segítségével deflálták a nominális GDP-t.
All revenue figures were deflated to 2015 dollars.
Az összes bevételi adatot 2015-ös dollárra deflálták.
Economists deflate wages to compare purchasing power over time.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
They deflated the figures for inflation.
Az adatokat inflációval kiigazították.
The data were deflated to real prices.
Az adatokat reálárakra számították át.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This does not mean the number is wrong; it means the figure is being converted from nominal terms to real terms.
Kahulugan
Remove inflation from figures
Mga kolokasyon
deflate nominal GDP
|deflate sales figures
|deflate revenue
|deflate wages
|deflate nominal values
|deflate by the CPI
|deflate to constant dollars
Mga kasingkahulugan
adjust for inflation (Clearer and more common in general language.)
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convert to real terms (Technical phrase used in economics and finance.)
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index-adjust (Technical; emphasizes the use of an index.)
Mga kasalungat
inflate (Can mean to adjust an earlier amount upward to current prices.)
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leave nominal (Means not to remove the effect of inflation.)
Mga tema
economics
|statistics
|finance
|data
Depinisyon
In economics, to change a money figure so it shows real value after inflation is removed.
To adjust a money amount, statistic, or economic series to remove the effect of inflation, usually by using a price index.