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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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1 w8 c( B7 v( w: |1 r, iExample: 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.9 }* u* g: I7 ~8 a w/ Y
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测% S3 \' C8 M7 N h6 r# z+ p3 I
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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0 z* a( b3 c: x3 F( h
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2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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# V" m9 p& {! p P5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况# U3 J2 X& X! _7 f( w+ B
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9 x) p+ c! W& k7 W+ C; TExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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) F6 M6 @3 J* E% G* j6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足- C9 M5 J; N ^" M7 Y- S
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/ r" n$ a# ?+ X: L3 ]Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.; \9 z5 _! w, Z) j/ [: u
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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1 S+ p, p3 L VExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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0 t1 L' y- k0 i5 g+ y3 }8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘! U" M) Y$ n* J# y( N8 a5 W% p6 b
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8 J: f5 ]' s3 ~9 T; \1 a6 l6 \2 A* ~Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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3 S# X* C2 H6 G/ ^9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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4 D& l1 [( Z5 f2 f. D- J10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败( `) W" B3 q' F T# A J
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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.* a+ B0 J' g8 r! H4 [; J2 M' |
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& o A" {) ]& A. G11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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' G4 }: Y9 S# N% p+ O8 iExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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