deflation
英 [d?'fle??(?)n]
美[d?'fle??n]
- n. 通貨緊縮；放氣
英英釋意
- 1. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind;
- "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
- 2. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
- 3. the act of letting the air out of something