| 词汇 | overinflate |
| 释义 | overinflate verb[ T ] (alsoover-inflate)uk /ˌəʊ.vər.ɪnˈfleɪt/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈfleɪt/ overinflateverb[T] (MAKE LARGER/HIGHER)to make something seem bigger or more important than it is : Fans frequently overinflate the qualities of their favourite favorite TV shows. Do not be tempted to over-inflate your financial status in order to impress your investment professional. to make the price of something higher than it should be : There are concerns that the developers of these apartment blocks are conspiring with investors to over-inflate prices. He attacked his rivals for over-inflating their credentials. Ticket reselling websites often give an unrealistic picture of the marketplace because sellers tend to overinflate the value of their tickets. The methods used to value the land, a notoriously difficult task, over-inflated the price. Exaggerating & playing down bloviate blow something out of proportionidiom cartoonish cartoonishly catastrophize fulsome go overboardidiom inflated make a mountain out of a molehillidiom make little of somethingidiom make much of somethingidiom make something of something/someone meal mildly minimization OTT protest too muchidiom romanticize underplay underrate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enlarging and inflating overinflateverb[T] (FILL WITH AIR)to fill something with air until it is bigger than it should be: Underinflated tyres increase resistance, but do not overinflate them. The tournament's organizers admitted that balls have been over-inflated. One option is to overinflate the balloon, thus making it more difficult to remove without deflation. Enlarging and inflating augmentation balloon bloat broaden build (someone/something) up bulk expand explosively flare fluff something up implacably inflation lengthen puff pump someone up reinflate reinflation scale something up stretch uninflated |
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