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! G, S- A% r' J% x2 j0 k7 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 Y, I# q- }( ~; h3 VExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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( ]" c1 _8 [7 C/ I- i3 e( |2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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4 C4 D& T" N  p1 JExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.' f* e: G) A0 J  C: Q7 `- j

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+ y) V' R# d$ I0 N$ g4 `4 a0 Y/ u- B3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测% S, s9 D/ v. p+ ]5 k5 {

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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.  d5 E5 I- a" M/ }; P8 ?

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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 u+ p, d3 X1 `1 [

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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况( Y+ c$ Y/ w. Y" p1 L, z

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3 N) t; ?3 V( ^* [) w. EExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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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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3 T: `+ C0 q( @2 GExample: 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  d7 J" v) v4 H6 d/ F2 H
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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘% j, Z2 M# Y. L5 c% D

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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; V  h) N! I) U+ b3 h0 [

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  T7 e( h$ x$ }' R. Z4 p( Q" uExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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) M2 O+ o8 W7 E% F10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败: @7 s2 O& N! h; w4 y- b* D6 f+ E

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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.8 \% D3 X) v4 f/ O! e! `
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* k" k/ z" R2 O/ r( _9 }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.
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