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! S6 d4 J; c1 B D) z1. 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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: }4 x) @( P# d- `+ fExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur." e I1 v" C1 z
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2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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* p, d8 T7 H9 q% N* |% {% DExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience./ a( n( q E- d8 i0 M+ L
! x- f, S- k5 m2 ] 2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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" Q2 z! g. \4 Y) t6 T, P7 U3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测 D$ y/ H: H, ~3 A
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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.
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. ]- R- [' Z9 N5 |6 ]- v9 ~4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿- t* R% x* Y3 f8 v6 N0 C& [; Y
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4 F5 | m0 a* q% [: nExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.5 B7 Q1 \" u* Q4 n
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! d m- l* ^/ b! k8 L% m) D5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况& l1 f, q! [2 J% b7 M
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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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0 l0 B4 k. t$ ~9 @; F- f6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足* k3 f) \9 P( Z6 ], x3 x! z
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) @% t- @. E. Y& iExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.
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! u; g- [- N6 ^ x. ~% l" P& t0 a7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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. R& j% |9 D8 }6 w: p" \8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘8 U8 e% E, |" k2 @. U
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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.* Y) }- H$ ^# S8 i; J% ^' ^ s1 b
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, V# g* t5 X8 P7 L+ z# u- d9 w- N9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少" b: b( C* @; A( f6 T
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- R4 E1 ]7 L4 e! h/ P# V6 e10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败. c$ l# a% [' k9 q
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E T B1 S: u, O! xExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through." X/ {, y1 p, f+ O
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3 m1 U1 I, @% I9 h3 y& N- v11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开, F+ f d8 ~' ~1 S1 q+ R: `
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# `9 O- F" P. K' y' ?Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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