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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* g9 [7 D3 _0 |+ m* A
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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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/ V( z6 K, ?. ]" y5 t4 R2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满! v$ G. m0 l4 G, [0 J
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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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0 Y# }4 i' Z* w2 A 2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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, w5 l* o+ J2 E6 N3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测. U4 c8 C4 q C' J$ R
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* u. M6 n" w& _+ iExample: 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.5 J. o' `. @) k4 J; W) G
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$ A5 v7 H8 A% K$ t. Q# `3 ?5 _4 T4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿' L" I4 N+ c& C3 L# E# ?. B4 W
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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, ?+ a( ~' J& P, ?1 d" r/ kExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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' O9 L8 A' P" W1 g6 {, `: U: B6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足: k% t, `5 q0 |+ O2 z) M/ X# |
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用% h6 E o7 E6 E9 O* t5 r/ m9 o
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/ I2 b& Y1 d% [Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.) l- p. N' F- W5 c8 k4 N- V
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8. 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
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败& o$ f7 Z9 b' X# k* R; \! W0 ~
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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.: \- G8 ^5 }6 k2 E/ X* s
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; C8 a& p/ b& g11. 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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