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


# W: q* h3 k$ F4 e9 bExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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% {5 V6 r) T6 g% F/ r; D0 e2. 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.

# Q$ _. e6 \( q2 V5 B　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.


9 h+ K% u3 e. `9 q0 O" i, A* d3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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" ~- w- |, e3 S" F1 R9 MExample: 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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9 Q5 d9 L9 f; p2 M6 Q+ TExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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5 G5 G4 X( b* x　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.

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4 ?: W6 q6 s% G8 F3 u2 E. c5. 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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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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9 z! z: K8 d8 i7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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( F% F" t3 r; R8 Z5 E% `Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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1 M, }: ~+ f+ k7 c: a6 k$ c  C8. 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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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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' c7 U9 ^0 ]1 C% Y: d& N1 k/ S+ u10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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; f* @1 e8 m6 l9 G! IExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


9 x0 w3 j. O: k" M" V11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开

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, b# w0 z' ?& z* K- W1 iExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.