习语集锦

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习语集锦


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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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! I: ^8 O7 U4 t7 B0 x0 KExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

6 s0 ?' M* h9 r2 n4 h) C" G　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.

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' d8 y5 z: \0 E+ d9 w" p3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测

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8 o* m/ r5 T2 \! W* ~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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" ^/ t8 ~* }% T& R6 J/ ^' o4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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+ S9 V- j" E% u3 S. t. BExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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- j8 u4 e+ C/ P2 \$ y/ T$ O  L! B$ ?　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.

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- O7 b* `' M2 }* B  y+ k: I5. 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.


/ Y$ N! B& b6 y1 f* N2 o6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足


5 \9 J; r: D8 X$ O# ^$ A  @Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.
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7 _. j! u# e- b7. 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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: E& c, g. b; u. Z: B8. 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.


, a3 {% q+ Z- `0 n/ P9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少

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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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9 |* P; t) x% Z7 C7 {7 JExample: 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


Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.