inflation

汉语翻译

n. 胀大, 夸张, 通货膨胀
【化】 充气吹胀; 膨胀
【医】 膨胀, 充气
【经】 通货膨胀

英语解释：

名词 inflation:

1. a general and progressive increase in prices
   同义词：rising prices
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
   同义词：ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness
4. the act of filling something with air

例句：

1. The new government's prime task is to reduce the level of inflation.
   新政府的主要任务是减低通货膨胀的水平。
2. Is inflation symptomatic of economic decline?
   通货膨胀是经济衰退的征兆吗？
3. Are wages keeping pace with inflation?
   工资的增长跟得上通货膨涨的速度吗?
4. They blamed the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation.
   他们把通货膨胀大幅度增长归咎于石油价格的上涨。
5. This government has a good record on inflation, I give you that, but what is it doing about unemployment?
   政府抑制通胀有方，此话不假，可是对失业问题又怎麽处理呢?
6. The determinate factor of our economy is to control inflation.
   我们经济的决定性因素是控制通货膨胀。
7. There appears to be a growing discontent about inflation.
   对通货膨胀似乎有一种日渐增长的不满情绪。
8. The government is determined to bring down inflation.
   政府决心把通货膨胀率降低。

详细解释：

in.fla.tion

n.（名词）
The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
充气：充填气体的动作或被充气的状态
A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money, caused by an increase in available currency and credit beyond the proportion of available goods and services.
通货膨胀：由于市场上通货和信用货币增到超过市场所提供的商品和服务而导致的消费品价格水平的持续上涨和货币购买力的持续下跌