inflation

noun

1. 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%。
2. 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

1. N-UNCOUNT 通货膨胀
   Inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country.
   1. ...rising unemployment and high inflation.
      不断增长的失业人数与高通货膨胀
   2. ...an inflation rate of only 2.2%.
      仅 2.2% 的通货膨胀率

1. It seems at least that we've broken the back of inflation in this country
   看起来至少我们已经解决了这个国家通货膨胀中最棘手的问题。
2. Today's inflation figure is certainly too high
   今天的通胀率确实太高了。
3. Inflation is a constant threat
   通货膨胀始终是个威胁。
4. 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。
5. Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia.
   俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。
6. He reaffirmed their determination to tackle inflation
   他重申了他们要解决通货膨胀问题的决心。
7. Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.
   通货膨胀率最早有可能在本月就回落至个位数。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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%。
11. Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.
    最低养老金和最低工资要与通货膨胀挂钩。
12. Inflation has jacked up the rate of unemployment.
    通货膨胀导致了失业率的大幅攀升。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. They believed that controlling the money supply would reduce inflation.
    他们相信控制货币供应量会减少通货膨胀。
17. Inflation would be lower and so nominal rates would be rather more attractive in real terms
    通货膨胀会更低，因此名义利率换算成实际利率会更具吸引力。
18. The only way to purge the economy of this new burst of inflation is a short, sharp recession.
    要消除新爆发的这次通货膨胀，唯一的方法是让经济短期内急剧衰退。
19. He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends
    他害怕通货膨胀会在年终更加严重。
20. The government would try to rein back inflation.
    政府将努力控制通货膨胀。
21. His administration's economic policy would focus on reining in inflation
    他的政府的经济政策将侧重于控制通货膨胀。
22. But the problems of inflation and unemployment still cause a lot of resentment.
    但是通货膨胀和失业问题仍然激起了很多人的怨恨。
23. As the market was saturated with goods and the economy became more balanced, inflation went down.
    随着市场上商品饱和，经济趋于平衡，通货膨胀就减弱了。
24. The government will squeeze the economy into a severe recession to force inflation down
    政府将紧缩经济，使之出现严重衰退，以此迫使通货膨胀率下降。
25. 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。
26. Inflation has turned the rouble into a toytown currency.
    通货膨胀使得卢布变成了毫无价值的货币。
27. Inflation is considered to be undesirable because of its adverse effects on income distribution
    通货膨胀被认为是有害的，因为它会对收入分配产生不利影响。
28. Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister, inflation rose to 36%.
    尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
29. Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living
    养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。

noun

1. the act of filling something with air

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

   Synonym:    ostentationostentatiousnesspompositypompousnesspretentiousnesspuffinesssplashiness

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

4. a general and progressive increase in prices
   1. in inflation everything gets more valuable except money

   Synonym:    rising prices