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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& X. h' T2 U' g" u; Z# B% x0 D
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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- a4 C. ~( ?- z2 r8 J7 u% h) d. a
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# y3 X* }: l$ oExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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- [+ j8 o; Z6 W* p+ d3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测, f# h: Y" l7 J

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7 B  t& y9 w3 g" _1 ~. ~, a" ]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.* U' N2 O9 s9 |. T5 d( R6 @

/ l, a9 x# a" `4 S( ?9 c  2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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' ~$ K* g; z# a5 k+ k) i0 H8 t5. 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." G# o( z6 p# G" o' P

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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  b3 r; s/ E  \( Z
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5 T* B) b' K) N7 o$ ]+ c7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用- a) B- t, ]  L! {" J% I+ R/ H

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: |8 a; o% H4 \' I8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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8 d" e7 k1 f3 X  \9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败9 ?* M  q  j  u( R: N
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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.
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