which this happens 通货膨胀；通胀率：the fight against rising 对杬示断升高的通货膨胀◊ to
controVcurb inflation 〇 to reduce/
bringdown
in/[ation 减少/降低®货_成
oa
ZiigTi/Zoiv rate o/fn/kirion 髙
/低®胀▲ ◊ an fnjlation rate o/3% 通胀$ 3% ◊
Wage increases must be in Hne with fn/Ia- tion•工资的增长必须与通货膨胀率一致。◊ Jn月arion is current running at 3%.当前的通货膨胀率为3%。
2 the act or process of filling sth with air or gas 充气： life jackets with an
automatic inflation device W S 气装置的救生衣1333 deflation
ih-fla-tion-ary /in'fleijanri; NAmE -neri/ adj. [usually before noun] causing
or connected with a general rise in the prices of services and goods通货膨胀的；引起通胀
的：the fn_/7arionary ej5fecfc 〇/
price
rises _ 办上&
引起命 0 Our economy is in an inflationary
spiral of nd. price increases (= a continuing situation
in an increase in one causes an increase in the other).我们的经济处于工资和物价交互上涨的循环中。
in.flect /m’flekt/ ve/t [V] (grammar 语法）if a word inflects, its
ending or spelling changes according to its grammatical
function in a sentence; if a language inflects, it has words that do this 屈折变化；词尾变化
►
in.flect.ed adj. [usually before noun] ： an inflected kmguoge//onn/verb有屈折变化的语言；屈折变4形式/ 动词
in-flection (also in-flex-ion especially in BrE) /in'flekjn/ noun [C, U] 1 a change in the form of a word, especially the ending,
according to its grammatical
function in a sentence (_尤指词尾的）屈折变化2 a change in how high or
low your voice is as_ you are speaking 语调的抑 扬变化
in-flex-ible /in'fleksabl/ adj. 1 (disapproving) that cannot be changed or made more suitable for a
particular situ- ation 缺乏弹性的；僵化的’PCT71 rigid： an inflexible attitude/mutine/^ystem死硬的态度；僵化的常规/体制 2 (6f
people or organizations 人或机构）
unwilling to change their opinions, decisions,
etc., or the way they do things固守己见的;死板的；顽固舍：
Jfe’s
compZetdy in/IexiWe cm the subject.他在这个问题上
寸步不让。3 (c«F a material 材料）difficult or impossible to
bend 示能 _ 曲的；硬的
PHTi
stiff rsm flexible
►
in-flex-ibil-ity /in.fleksa'bilati/ noun [U] in>flex*ibly /-abli/ adv.
in.flict /in’flikt/ ve/t [VN]〜sth (on/upon sb/sth) to
make sb/sth suffer sth unpleasant使遭受打击；使吃苦头：
They
inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team, ftk 们磕主k吃了一场很没面子的焱仗。◊ They
surveyed the damage fn用cted by the storm.他们察看了暴风雨造成的
损失。◊ Heavy casualties were indicted on
the enemy•敌 人遭受了惨重伤亡。◊ (hwworows) Do you
have to that music on us?务非彳春逼我们听那种音乐吗？_丨11.州<:-
tion
/in'flikjn/
noun [U]： the injfZicrion o/pain 痛苦的施 加■土丨训
in'flict
yourself/sb on sb (often humorous) to force sb to spend time
with you/sb, when they do not want to 不请自来；打扰：Sorry to in/iict mysei/ on
you again Wee this/蚣不左，又这么打扰你T! ◊ She inflicted
her nephew on them/or the weekend•她把侄儿打金到他
们那儿去度周末，真是添乱。
.in-flight
adj. [only before noun] provided or happening
during a journey on a plane ^行中供应（或发生,）的：
an
insight meai/movie飞行中提-供的餐食/电影◊ re^iieHing 空中加油
inflow
/'inflau;
NAmE -flou/ noun 1 [C, U] the movement of a lot of money, people or things into a place
from somewhere else (邊金、人或事物的
> 流入，涌入mg influx
2 [sing., U] the movement of a liquid or of
air into a place from somewhere else ■(液体、空气的）流
入，渗入：an in)7ovv pipe注入管道2|取outflow in-flu-ence /'mfluans/ noun, verb 鼸 ziotin 1 [U, ~ .(on/upon sb/sth) the effect that sb/sth
has on the way a person thinks or behaves or
on the way that sth works or develops 影响；作用：to have/ exert a strong
fr(/luence (m sb 对某乂.产—舍大的影响◊ the influence of
the climate on agricultural production H 候对农业生产的影响◊ What exactly is the
influence 0少 tdevision on chiWren?电视对儿童究臺有什么影响？
2 [U]
~ (over st>/sth) the power that sb/sth has to make sb/ sth behave in a
particular way 支配力；控制力；影响
力：Her parents no Zonger have any reaZ
i/V7uence over her.她的父母对她不再有任何真正的影响力了。◊ She could
probably exert her influence with the manager and get you a job.她很有可能对经理施展她的影响力，给
你弄份土作。◊ He committed the
crime under the
fn/Iu- ence 0/ drugs•他是在吸毒后犯罪的。3 [C] ~ (on sb/sth) a person or thing that
affects the way a person behaves and thinks 有影响的人（或事物）：cu〖turann/!uences 文化影响◊ TTiose/Wends are a bad fn/fuence on her.那 些朋圣■她有负面的影响。◊扭sjiirst musfc teacher was a major
in_/?uence i’n his h/e.他的第一位音乐老师是他一
生中对他秦响非常大的人。HHTO1 under the influence having had too much alcohol
to drink 喝酒过多；醉酒：
She
was charged with driving under the influence. 控酒后驾驶。
m verb 1 to have an effect on the way that sb behaves or thinks, especially by
giving them an example to follow 影响；对…起作舍：[VN] His writings have
influenced the Zives 0/
miHions.他囟#品影响了千百万乂。◊ to
be strongly
in/^enced by sth受到某事物的强烈影响◊ Don’t Zet me
i>i_/7uence you either way•何去何从都另IJ 受我 的影响。0
[V wh ] The
wording of questions can influence howpeopZe answer.问题的措辞善癱响人们的回答。[also VN to inf] 2 to have an effect on a
particular situation and the way that it develops 支涼；左右：.[VN] A number of social
factors influence life expectancy.
会因素左右着人的预期寿命。[also
Vwh]
'influence peddling noun [U] the illegal activity of a politician doing sth for sb in return for
payment (从政 者的）以权谋利，索贿EQ3 CORRUPTION in-flu-en-tial /.influ'enjl/ adj. ~ (m sth/in doing sth) having a lot of influence on sb/sth 有很大影响的；有支
配力的：a higWy ir^uentid boo*十分有影响力的书◊ She is one of the most influential figures in local
politics. 她是本地政坛举足轻重的人物。◊The committee
was influential in formulating government policy on employ- ment.委员会左右着政府就业政策的制定。’
in-flu-enza /.influ'enza/ noun
[U] {format) = flu in-flux /'inflAks/ noun [usually sing.] ~ (of sb/sth) (into ...) the fact of a lot of people,
money or things arriving somewhere (人、资金或事物的）涌入，流入：a massive/sudden fn/Uuc 0/visitors 游客的大量 / 突然涌入
◊ the in/[ux 〇/wealth into the region 财富在这个地区的
大量汇集
info /'infau; NAmE 'infou/ noun 1 [u] {informal) informa- tion 信息；消息；资讯：Jfave you Aad any more in/o
about the扣yet?关于这份工作你有进一步的消息吗？
2 info- (in
nouns 构成名词）connected
with information 信息的；消息的；资讯的：anin/osheet—页信息资料◊
We send aHpote/iriaZ dients an fn/opaefc.我们给所有潜 在的客户都发了信息包。
irifo.bahn
/'infeoba:!!; AMmf ■mfou-/ rjow/? (/>7/o/777fl/)
=INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY info-mer.ciai /•infeulm3:Jl; NAmE 1infou'm3：rj,l/ noun [especially NAmB) a long advertisement on television that
tries to give a lot of information about a subject, so that it does not appear
to be an advertisement ( 4 视
上的）商业信息片，资讯广告节目
in-form 〇T»
/m'foim;
NAmE in'foirm/ verb 1 〜sb (of/a bout sth) to tell sb about sth,
especially in an official way 知会；通知；通告：[VN] Wease fn/orm U5 0/any changes 0/address.地址若有变动请随时通知我
们。◊ [VN that] J have been reZiabZy in/ormed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the coupZe wiH
many next year•我得到可靠消息说他们俩明年结婚。◊[VN speech] 'He's already left/ she
informed us. “他已经差了。”她
告诉我们说。[also VN wh-] 2 [VN] ~ yourself (of/about sth丨 to find out information
about sth 了解；熟悉：We need time to inform
ourselves thoroughly of the problem. 我们需要时间对这个问题有个透彻的了解。3 [VN] (/owjfl/) to have an
influence on sth 对…有影响：Religion in/orms every aspect 0/their Hves.宗—影响•他们生活的
各个方面。nniiFl in form on sb to give information to the
police or sb in authority about the illegal activities of _s& 告发；检举.：He_fn/ormed on his own brother.他
告发了他的亲弟弟。