习语集锦

Magrath

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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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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7 a9 Q5 I4 J/ R5 q; a　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.


- O' e) t4 e4 i% Q" m. s3. 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 A' q1 B5 k8 j3 h% c! b4. 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. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.

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. M3 [3 F/ y. T" B5. 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.
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0 f" ^. z& \' N: |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.


8. 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.

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3 I- @- @! r' y; j( G* d1 `9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少


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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6 i/ L7 H7 `' @) eExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


! L0 ^, h9 @  M1 \, n) z( x, h11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开


* O( S: h4 U; P3 rExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.