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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 N4 O+ H3 `. P: w. }* w# L
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# s, r _! E: {' O: ]Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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+ K4 C# R* F4 G; YExample: 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.# w6 e; f T7 M( B+ |6 ?$ F
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3 i: z# p- C( J5 A ?4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿& r' v- n2 K1 k. i! n* H! }
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.( q0 `# G8 n# M1 a7 |; X7 Z1 o
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2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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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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6 O% \9 }0 X* X, PExample: 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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/ {% b/ z2 w: \( e( C0 NExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work., }- }* X, W" q5 v5 ~
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用% `6 U7 C2 d0 i( W8 M
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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
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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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0 U+ |# n' e# w/ K7 W* h9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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: L" W% z5 U4 ]/ h& C10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败) z7 @* Q9 Q7 |4 X8 ~9 f- d
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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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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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