raise; artificially inflate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to raise; to lift up
Used literally to describe raising or increasing height, position, or level.
Wèi为
le了
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
néng能
tīng听
jiàn见
，
tā他
bá拔
gāo高
le了
sǎng嗓
zi子
hǎn喊
。
To let everyone hear, he raised his voice to shout.
Qiú球
duì队
xū需
yào要
bá拔
gāo高
zhěng整
tǐ体
de的
fáng防
shǒu守
shuǐ水
píng平
。
The team needs to raise its overall defensive level.
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Zhè这
zuò座
jiàn建
zhù筑
de的
jī基
chǔ础
bèi被
bá拔
gāo高
le了
yī一
mǐ米
yǐ以
yìng应
duì对
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
The building's foundation was raised by one meter to deal with floods.
verb
to artificially inflate; to overstate the importance of; to hype up
neutralOften used in a negative sense to criticize the exaggerated praise or promotion of a person, work, or concept beyond its true value or significance.
Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
duì对
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
guò过
fèn分
bá拔
gāo高
，
fǎn反
ér而
shī失
qù去
le了
zhēn真
shí实
xìng性
。
This work excessively inflates the protagonist, causing it to lose authenticity.
Méi媒
tǐ体
bù不
yīng应
wèi为
le了
diǎn点
jī击
liàng量
ér而
kè刻
yì意
bá拔
gāo高
yī一
xiē些
pǔ普
tōng通
xīn新
wén闻
de的
jià价
zhí值
。
The media shouldn't artificially inflate the value of some ordinary news just for clicks.
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Píng评
lùn论
jiā家
rèn认
wéi为
dǎo导
yǎn演
shì是
zài在
bá拔
gāo高
yī一
bù部
shāng商
yè业
piàn片
de的
yì艺
shù术
jià价
zhí值
。
Critics believe the director is hyping up the artistic value of a commercial film.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bá拔
gāo高
de的
xuān宣
chuán传
shǒu手
fǎ法
ràng让
rén人
fǎn反
gǎn感
。
This kind of exaggerated promotional tactic is off-putting.