inflated; artificially high
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
(of prices, levels, ranks, etc.) artificially high; inflated above the actual level (often due to manipulation or speculation)
Commonly used in economic, real estate, and medical pricing contexts to describe values inflated beyond their intrinsic worth due to market speculation, administrative monopoly, or other artificial factors.
Zhè这
ge个
lóu楼
pán盘
de的
jià价
gé格
míng明
xiǎn显
xū虚
gāo高
。
The prices of this real estate development are obviously inflated.
Bù部
fèn分
yào药
pǐn品
dìng定
jià价
xū虚
gāo高
，
jiā加
zhòng重
le了
huàn患
zhě者
de的
fù负
dān担
。
The artificially high pricing of some medicines has increased the burden on patients.
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Zhè这
zhī支
qiú球
duì队
de的
pái排
míng名
yǒu有
xiē些
xū虚
gāo高
，
shí实
jì际
shí实
lì力
bìng并
bù不
qiáng强
。
This team's ranking is somewhat inflated; their actual strength is not that great.