deflating
present participle ofdeflate
| 单词 | deflating |
| 释义 | deflating present participle ofdeflate deflate verb uk/dɪˈfleɪt/us/dɪˈfleɪt/deflateverb(MAKE SMALLER)[IorT] If something that hasairorgasinside it deflates, or is deflated, itbecomessmallerbecause itlosestheairorgas: to deflate aballoon/tyre Becoming and making smaller or less
deflateverb(WEAKEN)[Toften passive] tocausesomething tobecomeweaker: The party'sambitionshave been deflated by the tworecentby-electiondefeats. [Toften passive] to make someoneloseconfidenceorfeellessimportant: They weretotallydeflated bylosingthegame. Becoming and making less strong
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Humiliating and degrading deflateverb(MONEY)[T] toreducethesupplyofmoneyin aneconomy Economics
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Price decreases Examplesofdeflatingdeflating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is done by either 'deflating' using market exchange rates or purchasing power parities. From theCambridge English Corpus But, as a factordeflatingfertility, this is of less importance than it has been in the past. From theCambridge English Corpus The profit markup is measured bydeflatingindustrial output price by industrial nominal wage. From theCambridge English Corpus This could have resulted in inflating ordeflatingthe rates of foetal deaths. From theCambridge English Corpus Is it proper to measure real interest rates bydeflatingcurrent nominal rates by an ex post, and often transitory, annual change in the deflator? From theCambridge English Corpus Is it wise for the two greatest importing nations of the world to be thus depressing anddeflatingeconomically the rest of the free world? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But we were agreed about some kind of disinflation, although the right method ofdeflatingeluded us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The easy way of bringing down inflation is bydeflatingthe way in which it is assessed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of them are telling her thatdeflatingdemand will not necessarily result in inflation coming under control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What sense is there in furtherdeflatingthe economy in such circumstances? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who know anything about these things will readily appreciate the dangers of deliberately eitherdeflatingor inflating the figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She has put all her energies intodeflatingdemand instead of into holding and reducing costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Bydeflatingthe economy one can always make prices fall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The economic argument is that those areas need boosting, notdeflating, therefore they should be excused increased contributions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We reduce the demand for imports with which we cannot compete, bydeflatingdemand in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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