inflate多益
多益新增字・持續校對中，發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
使充氣；膨脹·使物價上漲；哄抬·誇大；虛報
多益核心字，一字包辦三種灌大的情境
Some companies inflate their prices before a big sale, then advertise a huge discount.
有些公司會在特賣前先把價格灌高，再打出誇張折扣的廣告。
一個畫面：打氣灌大
打氣鼓起灌入空氣，物體逐漸變大
物價灌水價格或成本被撐得更高
誇大灌風把成就說得比實際更大
義項
輪胎充氣B2verb使充氣；膨脹
He stopped at a gas station to inflate the flat tire before continuing the trip.
他先在加油站幫爆胎打氣，才繼續上路。
inflate a tireinflate a balloon
物價上漲B2verb使物價上漲；哄抬
Rising fuel costs have inflated shipping prices for many small businesses.
油價上漲推高了許多小企業的運費。
inflate pricesinflate costs
誇大成就B2verb誇大；虛報
During the interview, he inflated his qualifications by claiming ten years of experience he didn't have.
面試時，他誇大自己的資歷，謊稱有十年工作經驗。
inflate one's qualificationsinflate the numbers
片語
inflate a tire輪胎打氣 →把輪胎打氣充飽
inflate prices價格灌水 →推高價格
inflate the numbers數字灌水 →把統計數字誇大放大
an inflated ego自我膨脹 →自我評價過度膨脹
你會不會這樣說？
Rising fuel costs have ___ shipping prices for many small businesses. (inflated / deflated)
看答案
inflated
have 後用過去分詞 inflated，表示使運費上漲。
'During the interview, he inflated his qualifications by claiming ten years of experience he didn't have.' 這裡的 inflate 最接近：(A) 使充氣 (B) 誇大 (C) 使物價上漲
看答案
(B)
此句描述誇大資歷，對應「誇大；虛報」的義項，並非充氣或物價上漲。
字族
inflation 通貨膨脹；物價上漲・inflated 膨脹的；誇大的
順路看看
exaggerate — 同樣指誇大，但不限於數字expand — 同樣指變大，但不特別指涉氣體多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
展場布置
The event team used a pump to inflate the balloons before the exhibition opened.
活動團隊在展覽開幕前用打氣筒替氣球充氣。
生產成本變化
Higher packaging costs have inflated the total cost of producing these gift sets.
包裝費用增加，推高了製作這些禮盒的總成本。
詞族
inflate verb 充氣；推高；誇大・inflation noun 充氣・inflatable adjective 可充氣的・inflated adjective 已充氣的；被誇大的
四選一
The event team will ____ the balloons before the exhibition opens.
看答案
inflate
助動詞 will 後須接原形動詞 inflate。inflation 是名詞；inflated 是過去式、過去分詞或形容詞；inflatable 是形容詞，三者都不能直接接在本句的 will 後並帶出受詞 the balloons。
同義改寫
Higher packaging costs have inflated the total cost of producing these gift sets. → Higher packaging costs have driven up the total cost of producing these gift sets.
此處 inflated 與 driven up 都表示包裝費用增加導致總成本上升，沒有額外指控人為哄抬。
The applicant inflated the number of projects she had managed. → The applicant overstated the number of projects she had managed.
此處 inflated 指把管理過的專案數量說得比實際更多，overstated 保留這個誇大的意思。