inflated

Word family  noun inflation inflatable deflation reflation adjective inflatable inflated inflationary deflationary reflationary verb inflate deflate reflate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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in·flat·ed /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ adjective  1  BEXPENSIVEinflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable 〔价格、数量等〕过高的grossly/vastly/hugely inflated company directors on grossly inflated salaries 薪水过高的公司董事2  IMPORTANTinflated ideas, opinions etc about someone or something make them seem better, more important etc than they really are 〔想法、意见等〕夸张的，言过其实的 He has a very inflated opinion of himself. 他自视甚高。3. AIRfilled with air or gas 充气的

Examples from the Corpus

inflated• an inflated budget estimate• All this attention has given Carla an inflated opinion of herself.grossly/vastly/hugely inflated• The horse's nostrils were vastly inflated and it was panting rhythmically as its hooves struck the hard ground.• Ditchburn covered up the extra payments through a hugely inflated figure for the purchase of straw to protect the turf from frost.• Gorgeous lavender-blue orchid-like blooms in short spikes above curious glossy foliage with grossly inflated leaf bases.• High-ranking officers were only too willing to pay vastly inflated prices for a little judicious alteration and improvement to their standard uniforms.• Salary caps are imposed to prevent richer clubs gaining an unfair advantage over poorer rivals by offering players vastly inflated salaries.From Longman Business Dictionaryinflatedin‧flat‧ed /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ adjective [only before a noun] inflated prices, sums etc are unreasonably highThese company directors are paid grossly inflated salaries.

in·flat·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable  

and are Business Corpus amounts inflated high etc unreasonable prices,

inflated
in‧flat‧ed /ɪnˈfleɪtəd, ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ adjective1. inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable
    grossly/vastly/hugely inflated
    company directors on grossly inflated salaries
2. inflated ideas, opinions etc about someone or something make them seem better, more important etc than they really are:
    He has a very inflated opinion of himself.
3. filled with air or gas

in·flatedBrE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjective(especially of prices 尤指价格) higher than is acceptable or reasonable 过高的；高得不合理的◆inflated prices/salaries过高的价格／薪金(of ideas, claims, etc. 思想、主张等) believing or claiming that sb/sth is more important or impressive than they really are 夸张的；言过其实的◆He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。🔊🔊