习语集锦

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习语集锦
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3 Z0 P, t  L, ]* Y% L1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念


Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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$ ^" `/ b2 p( t: z. R2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满

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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

( v  o7 l% V" t" s" E9 H( C8 }　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.


3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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) y% S2 F7 L4 Y3 b8 G6 o0 HExample: I don't know the exact price of a big car from Italy, but at an educated guess, I would say it should be more expensive than a Japanese car.

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4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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/ c1 |9 M' F& S- V' MExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.

　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.


5 k3 B# [( o  k3 d9 _3 v/ c9 p6 Q5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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8 d% w" l' T: MExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足
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" {4 B+ w+ \2 G, l& z5 JExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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" h) I" P2 I& zExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.


8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.

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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少

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/ P" s* F' D' V: ?/ UExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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, W8 h; R+ d: |, NExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


  G6 O7 ]. E% h' I* P11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.