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习语集锦
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8 h5 Z7 u; w- o1. 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 a; E! O% I& K5 Z  PExample: 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.

　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.


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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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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; X5 G4 p/ Y& H* G1 @4 A- n6. 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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: d; ^) _. S9 i: fExample: 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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9 a) Q$ j' Y. X2 ~) g1 e1 d, j8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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. h5 y9 ]) f+ j' z4 EExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少


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' `6 m4 q1 S2 W( a/ l10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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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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& U: u3 b# t& v! {( N. N7 q, g2 U" kExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.