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

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2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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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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# T+ f& f  d' ~5 B( sExample: 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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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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2 W9 m, M9 }. K　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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5 j2 Z3 g; L* X# l7 [% Y/ x7 b- p5. 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.


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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Example: 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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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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9. 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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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开

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0 z! A; B: x/ h. m9 rExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.