reinflate
verb [ I or T ] (also re-inflate) uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈfleɪt/ us/ˌriː.ɪnˈfleɪt/
(FILL WITH AIR)
重新充气
to increase in size by being filled with air again; to make something increase in size in this way
The balloon slowly reinflated.
I reinflated the tyre with a foot pump. 我用脚踏泵给轮胎重新充气。
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- The doctors inserted a tube to reinflate the lung.
- The pockets of air in the dough didn't re-inflate.
(ECONOMY)
finance & economics specialized重新推高(价格)
to have or cause a general increase in prices and economic activity after a period when prices have been falling and there has been little economic activity
The government made a concerted attempt to reinflate the economy.
The country's economy simply refuses to reinflate.
New buyers now have access to enough credit to re-inflate housing prices. 现在,新买家可以获得足够的信贷额度,导致房价重新被推高。
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- They believe that their spending plans can re-inflate the economy.