The life jacket failed to inflate.

救生衣未能充气。

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The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices.

对新住宅需求的主要结果是促使价格上涨。

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Well,that's going to inflate the numbers too because the only managers that kind of raise their hand and say, hey I've got this interesting new approach to managing domestic equities--or whatever the asset class is -are the ones that have succeeded.

当然是会让指数起点偏高,因为经理人倾向于提供那些,举手说找到有趣的新方法,来管理国内股权投资,或其他投资的,成功的历史数据

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They say it's two ageing greats fighting to inflate their pension fund rather than their reputation.

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To prevent burns, bag-in-belt systems use a cold gas to inflate its protective bladder.

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