[] to deliberately make a number, an amount, etc. appear higher or be higher, often in a dishonest way夸大◆He knowingly inflated sales figures.他故意夸大销售额。◆An employee claimed that earnings had been inflated by accounting tricks.一位雇员声称收入通过会计手法而被夸大了。 [] to increase in price; to increase the price of sth（使）涨价◆Oil prices were inflated by the threat of war.石油价格受战争威胁而上涨。◆Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year.食品价格的上涨率不再有去年那么高。➡deflate , reflate