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习语集锦
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0 z4 C$ B4 B# \( f1 g+ a+ M+ r! ?! L1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念


: q  x! b" ~; b' vExample: 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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$ B0 V0 w" J/ y, }　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
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4 c# q9 i% _/ E+ c1 oExample: 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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( v" X5 \- g' x* n0 P; M; ^9 ]1 O4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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6 k. g' Q) S0 o, L: J& Q- m- r- {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.

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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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9 v0 O; n- \# y2 ^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
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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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$ i8 N0 a% H! y' N* j, t7. 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


Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.

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

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3 h2 v: m/ {. w, H" u& H* u* BExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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: `: S: d; E% y10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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- ^; d, c$ A3 Y; d3 E4 xExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开

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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.