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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( l/ }( _! d: `& }+ i  `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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　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


) q' Z4 q- c/ P/ XExample: 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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- R9 r7 H& X' b$ R/ V: @' Q' D4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿


  O5 O0 C! m  k' Z5 s* @; fExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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# k7 P/ O* [% d. _　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.

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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况


( ^1 e8 {2 I5 MExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.


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) l6 M* A' T0 k2 ]. y# ~) FExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.

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+ s; t) Y1 ^  B7. 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.


- o6 z& X$ X' [4 G( H; `+ y0 h8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

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/ D2 Z& u  s4 ?) u5 c3 DExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.

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+ M) i. a; ~# v- z- a+ Y9. 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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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


- S3 u% h6 G3 p! q1 d; z11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.