inflation

US /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
UK /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
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1.

通貨膨脹

a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money

:
The country is experiencing high inflation.
該國正在經歷高通貨膨脹
Controlling inflation is a key goal for the central bank.
控制通貨膨脹是中央銀行的一個關鍵目標。
2.

充氣, 膨脹

the action of inflating something or the state of being inflated

:
The rapid inflation of the balloon caused it to burst.
氣球的快速充氣導致它爆裂。
The doctor noted some inflation in the patient's knee.
醫生注意到患者膝蓋有些腫脹