習語集錦【27】

1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以爲重要或有權勢的幻唸

　　Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.

　　2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充滿

　　Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

　　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.

　　3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 憑知識或經騐的猜測

　　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. 慫恿

　　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.

　　5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一種情況

　　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. 補足

　　Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.

　　7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 廢而不用

　　Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.

　　8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遺忘

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

　　9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 數量減少

　　Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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

　　Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.

　　11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散開

　　Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.