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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1 i; l/ ]# Y1 w$ S3 L, Y# z
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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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' V) f. H- o. O% k5 {! m! h2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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7 s7 O8 N' h8 i& H5 k: XExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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+ Y" ^# U" B, Q0 S) ] 2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.) e7 S" H, ]7 D0 Q& ~) q6 h
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测0 e9 T$ J8 B/ E4 q9 S: [
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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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4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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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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2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.0 w3 d7 y* O4 J
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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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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4 d! G2 Q. [6 c# ]+ K) l; B) L
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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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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用* F# [4 {5 R1 o4 n* J6 V
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Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.% F/ a5 i$ H# Q3 E( X0 D
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8 d( g) v5 ^! Y5 m+ f+ p8. 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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+ D6 e1 g- ^% |. {9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少: U- B) `6 [4 T$ f0 ?4 ?- _: m
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8 p1 F( }7 j/ K( mExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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; H2 s, b4 e& I3 {3 z' a6 Y10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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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8 h5 ?2 e- B1 D. z# q3 Q- i
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4 L$ M; l; l/ c; ~& HExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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