deflate /dɪˈfleɪt/ TEM8 ( deflating, deflated, deflates )

• 1. 

  V-T If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. 使泄气

  例：

  I hate to deflate your ego, but you seem to have an exaggerated idea of your importance to me.

  我不愿伤你的自尊，但是你好像高估了你对我的重要性。

• 2. 

  deflated ADJ 泄气的

  例：

  When she refused I felt deflated.

  她拒绝时，我感到很沮丧。

• 3. 

  V-I When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it. 放气; 漏气

  例：

  We drove a few miles until the tyre deflated and we had to stop the car.

  我们开了几英里直到轮胎漏气了，然后我们不得不停下车。