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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7 U* V+ P% ]' j7 _; R1 R& k& C
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" ^( y* J0 c* H. E! WExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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$ p. c2 g) x; j6 l: h0 `! b2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满6 C2 S% b' o! v1 u) G/ T2 L) Y
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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.* H {5 m3 j: c K
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2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products., o6 i5 y* \+ D5 s& `1 y
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测9 Z" k: a) S( x( [" _5 K9 {
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* j4 J. s) U% \6 v% l# _" ^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.! R% c y+ A8 S7 J0 j, O$ x3 e
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5 j0 d- S9 H; q' v8 y" G2 c4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿" {( X7 `! Y! d! o* m5 J+ E
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.0 a/ ~: D8 ^5 H0 k0 L
6 [; A. m8 S7 O/ }/ t4 r1 ^% H 2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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9 [* J7 [/ m2 F% m6 t, C% G; u( K5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况. r+ X8 }8 r8 n9 G( K& p- P
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Example: 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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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.6 E' {1 ?( `8 q9 p, ^% B
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* X9 j3 f4 D- b! K7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用: o% x+ Z/ {5 B7 n* Y8 k
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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, |( h( m: g+ o& x* Z
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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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/ |, E0 x5 b; Z( i/ B# C9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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0 {% R! y( U4 x2 N0 S% r8 RExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.% ?6 K# N2 B' Q
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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.8 Y2 s+ U: i& J$ y" X M, ]
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开( Z$ D5 j" ^7 j& s& V
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* R9 E9 a! l& ^2 q U* DExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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