习语集锦

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习语集锦



1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念


7 }' k6 j( K, E' `/ _; F5 X! BExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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4 t. G( Y/ f2 s, C: u: b" T! I2. 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.

　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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; g! }5 A& |8 Z! e3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测


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.


# g  Q$ T9 n) m" _. Y- d4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿

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Examples: 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.


! S8 r& p9 I- o8 f5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况

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Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.


% d- L5 i$ C" L% D) P8 y+ |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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1 v; P* C' Y; B/ t0 sExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.
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5 a. Y' k1 S0 V/ O3 ?7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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Example: 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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* t% z& C& S. d7 P( h' S9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少

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Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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, }8 a, U! j( @# H) B( d9 ^/ m10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


( p1 T, ?5 @3 N9 ?2 Z6 m$ rExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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) s' y' z4 m9 T8 S0 v6 v11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开


6 ~, C7 b. ~: Q- D; [# NExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.