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6 f# u& D2 s& Y' H6 s1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念* X7 U' y l& t1 l5 I
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1 d3 F2 M8 U5 j; FExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.7 E3 h! e- J# m1 v9 v; g" x
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' O6 x2 O* e7 l, N2 C0 G% H8 n2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满/ t: \/ U$ {; L
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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.8 x+ F8 Z5 R" y1 E3 A; c
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2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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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.
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4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿2 X( C( [% T; v
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. L( H5 }4 E5 ?6 \7 Z7 N& z, l6 E+ QExamples: 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.# Y# M k# f# ]# Y
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. }2 N' C2 e0 G9 a7 ~9 ~5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况/ ^. b( e" A7 C
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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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! A4 n2 A/ I. f% q/ m+ k$ T \3 J6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足% F: \- c7 ?8 A4 Y1 M8 j- Z1 t
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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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/ ]' f- }9 P4 e7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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0 C9 t0 q; E3 F4 q- VExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.8 {+ ^4 h [& G3 N5 w( ~
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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘# P2 b( O6 C' q- x, k
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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.& `' o B3 O- C. O2 ?( r
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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.1 n% z1 O) q0 G: M1 E
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# c& b2 l$ w& N6 H, n10. 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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# [, I* n& I! F: Q h11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开6 H! L. `8 j+ e8 r8 C
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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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