Inflated

(imp. & p. p.) of Inflate

(a.) Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.

(a.) Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style.

(a.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp.

(a.) Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.

校對:內爾

• Down through these, from the third floor, come the wheels, with the tires mounted and inflated to the proper pressure. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
• When bicycle tires are being inflated, the pump becomes hot because of the compression of the air. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
• Vastly over-advertised, we have mistaken an inflated fragment for the real political life of the country. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
• Meanwhile, the dough itself is influenced by the heat and is stiffened to such an extent that it retains its inflated shape and spongy nature. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
• Taking advantage of the inflated market, many of our shrewdest operators are selling short. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
• They were naturally inflated by their sweeping unqualified successes in war, and by their rapid progress from comparative poverty to wealth. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
• Inflated skins may have preceded the coracle, and are still used on the Euphrates and upper Ganges. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
• Air is forced into the tires of bicycles and automobiles until they become sufficiently inflated to insure comfort in riding. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
• A man with a pervading appearance on him of being inflated like a balloon, and ready to start. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.

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