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/ _3 ]1 A$ C( ?' T8 v1. 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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( M: y/ W& w$ D( r$ l( s( q3 P2. 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.
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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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! G& W; g( K: Y2 W: q. ?3 nExample: 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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8 j6 n; k- p8 y5 y, l; B4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿

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/ y7 q' U& B8 j& jExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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$ k* Q' O( T) }　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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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.


2 J, q: Z, B) U9 N4 n( c1 m- K8 k0 N6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足

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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用


Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.

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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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7 d) q# m  F5 J7 L% |9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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' \2 u6 J2 O5 P/ h0 K$ YExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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; K  {; W3 W) R- }, c10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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  N3 n5 J3 ]* P+ m  X& g. S6 UExample: 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


Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.