习语集锦

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习语集锦

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4 ^, p8 K* ?. ~( G  P; y1. 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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2. 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.
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　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.

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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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3 B; W- Z; b8 e( l0 [Example: 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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8 E, ~$ D& g" }4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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; d6 x6 ?- W9 r7 D1 k8 E: k5 @0 kExamples: 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.
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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况

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& J8 N! c0 m  }1 f, c/ yExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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) @" g5 h0 c, l6. 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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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.

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9 c) e) }0 p0 l" A7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用


Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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  s% J! f7 P5 p( J$ eExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.

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7 H; p1 k4 N- S. X8 W% Y" d9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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9 J7 b3 F, X6 v2 _" HExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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0 `$ P5 y) u. @/ OExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.

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# }' |6 f( o9 h. r0 R, t% L11. 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.