deflate

US: /dɪˈfɫeɪt/
UK: /diːflˈe‍ɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


deflate /di'fleit/
  • ngoại động từ
    • tháo hơi, xả hơi; làm xì hơi, làm xẹp
    • (tài chính) giải lạm phát
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) giảm giá, hạ giá

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
1 [VN, V] to let air or gas out of a tyre, BALLOON, etc.; to become smaller because of air or gas coming out
2 sth feel or seem less important: All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated.
3 [VN] (economics) to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady
Compare: INFLATE (3), REFLATE

Concise English dictionary


deflates|deflated|deflatingdɪ'fleɪt
verb
+collapse by releasing contained air or gas
+release contained air or gas from
+reduce or lessen the size or importance of
+produce deflation in
+reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
+become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air