柯林斯詞典deflation /d??fle???n/ 1. N-UNCOUNT Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices. 通貨緊縮[商業(yè)] Deflation is beginning to take hold in the clothing industry. 服裝業(yè)開始出現(xiàn)通貨緊縮。 返回 deflation劍橋詞典 deflation noun [U] (MAKING SMALLER/WEAKER) the action of making something smaller by removing the air from inside it; the fact of becoming smaller in this way 放氣；抽氣；泄氣；漏氣 The rate of deflation of the balloon depends on the kind of material from which it is made. 氣球的漏氣程度取決于生產(chǎn)氣球的材料類型。 the situation in which something becomes weaker , or something or someone becomes less confident than before （人或物）縮小，削弱；泄氣 a feeling of deflation after the party 聚會(huì)后的失落感 deflation noun [U] (MONEY) a reduction of the supply of money in an economy , and therefore a reduction of economic activity , that is often part of an intentional government plan to reduce prices 貨幣緊縮，通貨緊縮 比較inflation reflation (reflate) a reduction in value 貶值 There has been a deflation in/of property values . 房地產(chǎn)出現(xiàn)了貶值。 返回 deflation