/ɪn'fleɪʃnrɪ; [US] -nerɪ; ɪn`fleʃən,ɛrɪ/
adj of, caused by or causing financial inflation 通货膨胀的; 由通货膨胀引起的; 引起通货膨胀的
*the inflationary spiral, ie economic situation in which prices and wages rise in turn as the supply of money is increased 恶性通货膨胀（因流通货币增加导致工资与物价交互上涨的现象）
* inflationary wage claims 通货膨胀引起的增加工资的要求.

adj
relating to or causing price increases
　inflationary pressures in the economy
　A new round of wage increases could trigger an inflationary spiral (=a continuing rise in both wages and prices) .