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 d. i: H/ c. c; R8 X2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满


$ G! O% d* {8 [7 D$ UExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

& H# \4 U% H/ l; R& x1 L4 h2 C　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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  m9 g* `1 V# U- s3 H3. 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.


+ |4 W! _( S, \4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿


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　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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6 \$ O! ]  s# F# g' C' Z* k5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况

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" Y1 U: n( `4 l$ n- _. YExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.

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. n1 l5 Y; k+ @! U: A. [) S1 q0 s6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足


2 y& K! E9 r: a1 CExample: 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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% H& `# ^2 ?, g# D# ]1 R8. 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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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


# h8 e% Y/ L: r: T0 ^: f11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开

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