deflated
deflated — 形容詞
1. suddenly without energy or self-belief because something has disappointed or dis
氣餒；沮喪
因失望而失去自信、提不起勁
suddenly without energy or self-belief because something has disappointed or discouraged you
Ada walked off the stage feeling deflated after the audience barely clapped.
Ada 走下舞台時感到很氣餒，因為觀眾只勉強拍了幾下手。
predicative: feel deflated after [event]
The whole team looked deflated when the coach read out the final score.
教練念出最後比分時，全隊看起來都很沮喪。
look deflated + when-clause for a triggering moment
Michael came home from the interview tired and deflated, certain he would not get the job.
Michael 面試結束後回到家，疲倦又氣餒，認定自己拿不到那份工作。
After three rejection letters in one week, Yuna sat at her kitchen table looking utterly deflated.
一週內收到三封拒絕信後，Yuna 坐在廚房餐桌前，神情徹底沮喪。
A deflated father slumped on the sofa after his daughter told him she was dropping out of college.
女兒告訴父親要從大學輟學後，他癱坐在沙發上，神情氣餒。
- disheartened
very close in meaning; slightly more formal
- demoralized
stronger; suggests longer-lasting loss of motivation
- crestfallen
literary; emphasises the visible droop of the face
- downcast
general low mood, not always tied to a specific setback
- elated
intensely happy and proud
- buoyant
lighthearted and confident
- encouraged
given new hope or confidence
文法句型
be deflated (after/by NP)
feel deflated
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a person or a group, never a thing; the cause is usually named (after/by/when…). Distinguish from sense verb/1 where 'deflated' refers literally to losing air.
常見錯誤
deflated — 動詞
1. to let air or gas out of a container so it becomes soft or flat, or for the cont
放氣；消氣
把容器裡的空氣或氣體放掉、或自行漏氣變扁
to let air or gas out of a container so it becomes soft or flat, or for the container to lose its firmness as the air or gas leaves
Gabriel knelt beside the truck and slowly deflated the spare tyre before storing it in the garage.
Gabriel 蹲在卡車旁，慢慢把備胎的氣放掉，再收進車庫。
transitive: deflate + concrete object (tyre / balloon / raft)
The bouncy castle began to deflate the moment the power to the pump was switched off.
幫浦的電源一關，充氣城堡就開始消氣。
intransitive: NP begins to deflate
Élise carefully deflated each balloon and tucked them into a box for next year's party.
Élise 小心地把每顆氣球放氣，再收進盒子留到明年派對用。
If you leave the air mattress out overnight, it will slowly deflate by the morning.
如果把充氣床墊留在外面過夜，到了早上它就會慢慢消氣。
Antonia used a thin needle to deflate the football without making any noise.
Antonia 用一根細針把足球放氣，過程沒有發出任何聲音。
文法句型
deflate NP (tyre, balloon, raft)
NP deflates
用法筆記
Takes either a transitive object (the thing you let the air out of) or an intransitive subject (the thing losing air). Object must be something inflatable — tyre, balloon, raft, mattress, ball. Distinguish from verb/2 (reduce in size or importance, used of abstract things).
常見錯誤
2. to make something seem smaller, weaker, or less significant than it was before —
挫；削減氣勢
讓某人或某事的氣勢、希望、信心變小
to make something seem smaller, weaker, or less significant than it was before — for example, by exposing a person's pride as unjustified, or by undermining a hope or argument
One sharp question from the journalist was enough to deflate the politician's confident smile.
記者一個尖銳的問題，就把那位政治人物自信的笑容打掉了。
deflate + abstract object (smile / confidence / pride)
Shanti hated to deflate her son's excitement, but the trip would have to be cancelled.
Shanti 很不想挫兒子的興致，但這趟旅行還是得取消。
deflate someone's excitement / enthusiasm
The bad reviews quickly deflated the new restaurant's growing reputation in the neighbourhood.
那些負評很快削減了那家新餐廳在社區裡逐漸累積的好名聲。
Sade enjoyed deflating the egos of the senior partners with a dry one-line joke at meetings.
Sade 喜歡在會議上用一句乾冷的玩笑，挫一挫資深合夥人的氣勢。
A single fact from the lawyer was enough to deflate the entire claim made by the witness.
律師提出的一個事實，就足以推翻證人提出的整個主張。
文法句型
deflate NP (hopes, ego, reputation, claim)
用法筆記
Object is always abstract — hopes, ego, claim, reputation, excitement, mood. Unlike verb/1, the subject is usually an event, comment, or piece of information rather than a person doing a physical action. Distinguish from verb/3, where the object is specifically prices or credit in an economic context.
常見錯誤
3. in economics, to bring prices down or to shrink the supply of money and credit i
壓低；緊縮
在經濟上壓低物價或縮減貨幣信用供給
in economics, to bring prices down or to shrink the supply of money and credit in an economy, usually by government or central-bank action
The central bank tried to deflate the housing market by raising interest rates three times in one year.
央行一年內三度升息，試圖壓低過熱的房市。
deflate + market / prices / the economy
Pim warned the cabinet that raising taxes too quickly might deflate consumer spending across the country.
Pim 警告內閣，過快加稅可能壓抑全國的消費支出。
deflate consumer spending / demand
Critics argued that the new policy would deflate wages without bringing down the cost of food.
批評者認為新政策會壓低工資，卻沒能讓食物價格跟著下降。
The finance minister moved cautiously, afraid that aggressive cuts would deflate the whole economy.
財政部長行事謹慎，擔心過猛的削減會讓整體經濟陷入緊縮。
文法句型
deflate NP (prices / the economy / credit)
用法筆記
Restricted to economics writing. Object is always a price-related abstract: market, prices, wages, demand, credit, the economy. Distinguish from verb/2: that sense applies broadly to ego, hopes, and claims, while this sense applies only to economic quantities.