re·flateBrE /ˌriːˈfleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they reflate BrE /ˌriːˈfleɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it reflates BrE /ˌriːˈfleɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪts/ 🔊past simple reflated BrE /ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle reflated BrE /ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form reflating BrE /ˌriːˈfleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) (economics 经济学) to increase the amount of money that is used in a country, usually in order to increase the demand for goods 通货再膨胀，通货复胀（增加货币供应以刺激对商品等的需求） ➡ compare deflate (3) , inflate (3) ▸ re·fla·tion BrE /ˌriːˈfleɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ▸ re·fla·tion·ary BrE /ˌriːˈfleɪʃnri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈfleɪʃneri/ 🔊 adjective◆reflationary policies通货复胀政策