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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9 y# Q9 L/ l8 w' Z' i6 _1 x* E2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满

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) b5 R, u' H! I( G" z$ b4 WExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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/ B5 k& P# K+ `( L. u* X　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.


2 I. e& s. e( p& l9 q  r3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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8 b5 g* k$ n3 J0 E% Q' IExample: 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.


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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　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.


8 ^& N' |1 P& ^- \; e0 X5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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, D! E7 c/ k! ]+ |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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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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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘


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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少


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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


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( s8 w: V- a6 |3 x, K* I! _11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开

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& T9 R) L, y/ n, X( N+ o% tExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.