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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2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满


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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( {4 v! a5 t5 |' r  f* z3. 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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8 B3 J+ M% s+ ]+ x7 |+ N, l6 |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.

; d4 y9 f' Y# `　　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


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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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0 h" g9 u4 K* R  n7. 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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8 l9 D$ c, J* C) u+ H8 V. r" l) |* tExample: 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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' G! S* E% ^, s: ]# s/ mExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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( h4 d" s# t1 @, n" r10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


8 O2 m: Z3 Y) L, ?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


$ e! p6 p( _* [* P1 d/ oExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.