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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8 N) k" X& M& A0 y# K: H# W8 ?Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.

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. F( ], n  y/ H" G! w, d- Y2. 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.

　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


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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' m% T& Z+ R% O) Z- o4. 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.


  P2 m9 b1 Y! r# M5. 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


' o6 W8 o5 R9 q5 q& PExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


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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+ z! `! e! {3 o7 c3 f' V4 `8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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& f6 ^5 u! [/ }5 {2 uExample: 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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6 `# O% @, `+ `% vExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.


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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


7 c5 F; S3 I0 y: |; j) r11. 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.