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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Example: 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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* j. K; R; c6 W, F# {Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.


  r' l5 V7 p  H" N% Q& B1 M: }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.


# N# w5 Y8 b' n$ E4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿


Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.

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: Y3 L- \" R% A' d' {5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况


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


! b! S3 T( N& o0 \9 k* x6. 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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  G9 }- M, E4 u( TExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.


3 O$ Z8 F9 b3 h0 K$ m; O9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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# e, I' B+ R. ]% L: }Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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10. 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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# p6 _) ?) \6 J2 r- K! t; [$ r1 i11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开


Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.