【GRE词汇量】今日词汇：inflation

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今日词汇

inflation

[ɪnˈfleɪʃn]

 

⒈ the act of inflating or state of being inflated

n. 膨胀

2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

n. 通货膨胀

3. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

n. 自命不凡

 

Examples of inflation in a sentence 

1. We are battling against inflation and unemployment.

我们正与通货膨胀和失业做斗争。

2. Another risk is the inflation of consumer expectations.

另一个风险是消费者预期的膨胀。

3. Inflation will fall and thereafter so will interest rates

通货膨胀率将下跌，随后利率也将下降。

 

Synonyms

affectation，affectedness，grandiosity，pretense (or pretence)，pretension，pretentiousness，increase，expansion，extension，swelling

 

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