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习语集锦


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; g  j  I9 v  O/ g( U5 W1. 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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1 B9 W3 b, q( p* uExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.


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.

　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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! R) i9 A) j7 }, b3. 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. 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.

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


! h( e; P  I; p. m$ N5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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$ K+ R' \/ m9 g9 V, NExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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: E0 q% d7 b( Q9 C; F' G4 L) ]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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% j+ z$ S0 s, q' f- iExample: 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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/ J- i4 Y, v0 Z, [Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.


) ^- x) w) R1 X( f. u7 Z* Q7 o8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.


. h. H$ Q* Z7 b4 p9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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/ i" @5 o4 w7 ~: T+ O" P: v10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


) K: x% D% E3 T0 q( c; y& f( vExample: 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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. h5 K# o) [1 z9 E8 u) T) yExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.