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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) r/ W M$ N7 ?& X( b) F) b
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* ]) r0 ?: V# b; l, \Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.6 Q! h+ Z, M6 ]5 }# M' S4 M( W
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9 Y9 ?! x- Z7 O6 N7 C8 k2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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0 t8 m) G6 {. c- W7 U' G$ q; nExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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6 t! r+ `9 X. ^" L 2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products." [, ?+ P+ Z) O: c# j1 t* M
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测% o; q* `: P, b" K' I: g
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* @ U8 p4 l- Z$ ]. P# L& gExample: 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; p+ X6 ]' k% V/ y0 L5 A5 e
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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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- I( k0 f5 ?% Y3 w& RExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.0 J7 c) k) D8 B3 t5 V% h0 U- `9 N' k
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( ] a( F6 v/ i! i6 b5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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) |& w* O4 U: d' mExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.6 Y4 m( ^9 ?; K
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" j0 b8 }& [3 R% v3 ~" g I( e7 w9 {6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足" [. b1 i0 o4 D7 G
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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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+ X. Q* y' P9 v( d7. 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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, V2 F( q# |6 i& C) L8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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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: [% M; I& v' b; P8 G) x3 e
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5 w3 }( t3 d) d! x8 NExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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1 f" I& ] P8 Q( N1 v5 j i10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败% g$ o) S+ Q0 \- C9 I- p. K; w; j
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* l1 Z, |1 S, G" Z6 pExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.7 l* O! g; s5 I( |# f
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开$ g) a S# \4 o' P
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0 [ x* M, d; o9 e* r# |6 k+ ~Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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