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inflation

英/ɪnflˈeɪʃən/
美/ˌɪnˈfɫeɪʃən/
01n.

胀大, 夸张, 通货膨胀

a general and progressive increase in prices; (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; the act of filling something with air

02n.

通货膨胀