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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
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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.( p$ t9 Z$ |6 q8 j% g1 h9 u% Z( i
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/ x- O* ^9 `+ }) r5 l+ \2 k. x% o2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满4 m/ k- ^0 E' P( D. O: D4 z3 b9 \
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( ~1 J9 a6 X9 G9 B) DExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.; M6 c& h5 u/ b$ V) z# J- ?, v
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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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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.5 Z& w4 _9 N' Y A3 j. J# s! y
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+ J, e' ?( c; o8 q) v$ n% m( i% ]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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; Q0 h0 _0 L% W5 a" I3 l; F5 j9 V: G 2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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# N: ?, K( U4 @" R4 @) [5 B0 r# }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.+ B! V- y O; u/ M: n
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- P5 U/ r. _5 E4 t: Q' Y6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足, S0 i" N: ^6 d. t% {* W
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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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/ n1 H2 K& ]' |8 k- h6 Y7. 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.7 u% V3 t( y2 d: ~7 g8 \
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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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" r$ T: p) K0 V. I0 c9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少. L7 S3 @8 u( N0 m {. e
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败8 ^& n. `6 d8 s- ^0 {
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; o1 D8 e# \) H1 o8 ^/ B: fExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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- F4 _5 I5 |0 E6 D2 ~9 U6 J$ i: D11. 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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