inflation

英 [ɪnˈfleɪʃn]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪʃn]

n. 通货膨胀; 通胀率; 充气

复数：inflations　

Collins.4 / BNC.2030 / COCA.3197

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

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

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 average pay rise equalled 1.41 times inflation.
薪水的平均增长幅度是通货膨胀率的1.41倍。
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%。
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。
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。
Today's inflation figure is certainly too high
今天的通胀率确实太高了。
Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia.
俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。
They had not foreseen the higher inflation in France when most of Western Europe was crawling out of recession
当西欧的大多数国家正从经济衰退中缓慢复苏时，他们并没有预见到法国的通货膨胀率会升高。
Inflation has jacked up the rate of unemployment.
通货膨胀导致了失业率的大幅攀升。
Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation
一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。