习语集锦

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习语集锦
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% x0 n7 }$ H9 t1. 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 `/ O$ \: K2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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( {" K' O; \, AExamples: 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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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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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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4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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6 T8 q* E# S7 A8 D1 W3 g  {5 K' zExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.

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* q9 R2 H+ n: W4 M- `5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况

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/ t  w, y0 w# n, YExample: 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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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


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


6 X  k6 p& M0 C' `* BExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.


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

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/ K9 m" v; |3 S0 D- C5 M4 b! cExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


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


* Q) v3 C7 f( o0 y6 s# C4 M% }Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.