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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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6 U& i7 [/ M" ~# q$ F1 qExample: 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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' r% D& _( v7 }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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) ?* K+ Q; z3 S, S! t9 ^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.

4 f9 H: `9 n2 q3 n　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况


9 ]/ c1 u; j0 r( SExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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- A) f1 U- r( h6 M6. 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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. b! T+ `  }/ S4 a5 C1 zExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.

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3 w( C% k$ k7 T2 n& I2 h- J7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用


' s# [. P3 F6 h+ j1 M; a5 ZExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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( z. [' j/ l( W4 _8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘


Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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; b) l' f4 @, c( [( q  M$ g! m7 I. 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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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


8 D8 e" e: r  H; _* @$ q7 z, DExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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0 `9 Z: r& r! O: [' Q3 J11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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6 o! w- w5 F1 e6 u8 t5 \$ H' kExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.