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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) N6 H6 c6 W; W& }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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1 I  g: a6 Z, Z9 i* S1 j　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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/ S/ w8 [" f8 x$ d# L3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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) H; A9 ~- v8 w; N! h6 wExample: 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


Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.

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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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Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.


6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足


Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.

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0 j( ?7 U3 _1 v8 p' Y$ l7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用

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! @* d8 d8 P! V: X# [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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, L' D1 C0 ~0 g+ TExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.


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& `. x8 v( O! {; [  o10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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


11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开

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) k. N# @, H- n# E! N! S/ `Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.