inflation

英 [ɪnˈfleɪʃn]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪʃn]

n.  通货膨胀; 通胀率; 充气

复数：inflations　

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牛津词典

noun

• 通货膨胀；通胀率
  a general rise in the prices of services and goods in a particular country, resulting in a fall in the value of money; the rate at which this happens
  1. the fight against rising inflation
     对抗不断升高的通货膨胀
  2. to control/curb inflation
     控制 / 抑制通货膨胀
  3. to reduce/bring down inflation
     减少 / 降低通货膨胀
  4. a high/low rate of inflation
     高 / 低通胀率
  5. an inflation rate of 3%
     通胀率3%
  6. Wage increases must be in line with inflation .
     工资的增长必须与通货膨胀率一致。
  7. Inflation is currently running at 3%.
     当前的通货膨胀率为3%。
• 充气
  the act or process of filling sth with air or gas
  1. life jackets with an automatic inflation device
     有自动充气装置的救生衣

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 通货膨胀
  Inflationis a general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country.
  1. ...rising unemployment and high inflation.
     不断增长的失业人数与高通货膨胀
  2. ...an inflation rate of only 2.2%.
     仅 2.2% 的通货膨胀率

英英释义

noun

• the act of filling something with air
• lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
  Synonym:ostentationostentatiousnesspompositypompousnesspretentiousnesspuffinesssplashiness
• (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
• a general and progressive increase in prices
  1. in inflation everything gets more valuable except money
  Synonym:rising prices

双语例句

• Inflation and the shortage of banknotes has forced factories to pay their workers in kind.
  通货膨胀和纸币短缺使工厂不得不以实物抵付工人的工资。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister, inflation rose to 36%.
  尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
• He reaffirmed their determination to tackle inflation
  他重申了他们要解决通货膨胀问题的决心。
• The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices.
  通货膨胀的危险在证券价格上已经表现得很明显。
• The Chancellor's upbeat message that the Government had licked inflation for good was marred by more job losses.
  总理乐观地声称政府已经一劳永逸地解决了通货膨胀问题，但更多人的失业却令这一消息大为减色。
• He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends
  他害怕通货膨胀会在年终更加严重。
• As the market was saturated with goods and the economy became more balanced, inflation went down.
  随着市场上商品饱和，经济趋于平衡，通货膨胀就减弱了。
• Inflation, which has usually been in single figures, is running at more than 12%
  通常保持在个位数的通货膨胀率现在已超过了12%。
• Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.
  通货膨胀率最早有可能在本月就回落至个位数。
• Inflation would be lower and so nominal rates would be rather more attractive in real terms
  通货膨胀会更低，因此名义利率换算成实际利率会更具吸引力。